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1980 Massachusetts U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1980 Massachusetts U.S. House District 2 Election?

Edward P. Boland won the 1980 Massachusetts U.S. House District 2 Election. Edward P. Boland received 120,711 popular votes (67.19%). The main challenger was Thomas P. Swank (21.52%).

See the full head-to-head between Boland and Swank

Boland +45.7 pts · won by 82,039 votes
Edward P. BolandDemocraticWINNER67.19%
120,711 votes
Thomas P. SwankRepublican21.52%
38,672 votes
John B. AubuchonIndependent11.27%
20,247 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.