1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for Massachusetts State Senate: Plymouth 2
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Edward P. Kirby (R) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Alfred Almeida (D) by 1.6 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
Edward P. KirbyRepublican · winner
50.8%33,825
Alfred AlmeidaDemocrat
49.2%32,763
66,592 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)