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1982 Massachusetts U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1982 Massachusetts U.S. House District 5 Election?

James M. Shannon won the 1982 Massachusetts U.S. House District 5 Election. James M. Shannon received 140,177 popular votes (84.65%). The main challenger was Angelo Louis Laudani (15.23%).

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

Shannon +69.4 pts · won by 114,953 votes
James M. ShannonDemocraticWINNER84.65%
140,177 votes
Angelo Louis LaudaniLibertarian15.23%
25,224 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.