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1984Final results

1984 election for Massachusetts House District 3

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Thomas S. Cahir (D) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating John A. Demello (R) by 5.6 points.

Thomas S. CahirDemocrat · winner
52.8%11,399
John A. DemelloRepublican
47.1%10,181
21,598 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+42.01980D+5.61984D+36.71986D+19.21990D+40.21992D+47.01994

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET