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1980 Massachusetts U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1980 Massachusetts U.S. House District 6 Election?

Nicholas Mavroules won the 1980 Massachusetts U.S. House District 6 Election. Nicholas Mavroules received 111,393 popular votes (50.8%). The main challenger was Thomas H. Trimarco (47.06%).

See the full head-to-head between Mavroules and Trimarco

Mavroules +3.7 pts · won by 8,201 votes
Nicholas MavroulesDemocraticWINNER50.8%
111,393 votes
Thomas H. TrimarcoRepublican47.06%
103,192 votes
Donald P. Batcheldercitizens1.5%
3,290 votes
Nelson F. Gonzalezsocialist workers0.59%
1,304 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.