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1984Final results

1984 election for Massachusetts House District 117

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Robert Emmet Hayes (D) won re-election with 60.3% of the vote, defeating Emily B. Eubanks (R) by 20.7 points.

Robert Emmet HayesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.3%10,051
39.7%6,609
16,661 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 1984

Races before and after

EvenD+20.21982D+20.71984R+8.41990

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)