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1980 Massachusetts U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1980 Massachusetts U.S. House District 5 Election?

James M. Shannon won the 1980 Massachusetts U.S. House District 5 Election. James M. Shannon received 136,758 popular votes (65.96%). The main challenger was William C. Sawyer (34.03%).

See the full head-to-head between Shannon and Sawyer

Shannon +31.9 pts · won by 66,211 votes
James M. ShannonDemocraticWINNER65.96%
136,758 votes
William C. SawyerRepublican34.03%
70,547 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.