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1980 Massachusetts U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1980 Massachusetts U.S. House District 1 Election?

Silvio O. Conte won the 1980 Massachusetts U.S. House District 1 Election. Silvio O. Conte received 156,514 popular votes (74.89%). The main challenger was Helen Poppy Doyle (25.1%).

See the full head-to-head between Conte and Doyle

Conte +49.8 pts · won by 104,057 votes
Silvio O. ConteRepublicanWINNER74.89%
156,514 votes
Helen Poppy DoyleDemocratic25.1%
52,457 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.