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1984Final results

1984 election for Massachusetts House District 79

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Geoffrey C. Beckwith (D) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating David E. Leavitt (R) by 1.5 points.

Geoffrey C. BeckwithDemocrat · winner
50.7%9,577
49.3%9,300
18,879 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

EvenR+13.61972D+23.71978D+32.11980D+1.51984D+27.31988R+7.21990

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