1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1994 election for Massachusetts House District 80
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Brian M. Cressta (R) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Peter G. Melanson (D) by 17.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Brian M. CresstaRepublican · winner
58.5%10,120
Peter G. MelansonDemocrat
41.5%7,177
17,297 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 1994
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET