1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1984 election for Massachusetts House District 80
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Richard R. Tisei (R) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Donald B. Flanagan Jr. (D) by 15.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Richard R. TiseiRepublican · winner
57.5%11,196
Donald B. Flanagan Jr.Democrat
42.5%8,272
19,468 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET