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1980 Massachusetts U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1980 Massachusetts U.S. House District 4 Election?

Barney Frank won the 1980 Massachusetts U.S. House District 4 Election. Barney Frank received 103,466 popular votes (51.89%). The main challenger was Richard A. Jones (48.1%).

See the full head-to-head between Frank and Jones

Frank +3.8 pts · won by 7,568 votes
Barney FrankDemocraticWINNER51.89%
103,466 votes
Richard A. JonesRepublican48.1%
95,898 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.