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1984 Massachusetts U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1984 Massachusetts U.S. House District 4 Election?

Barney Frank won the 1984 Massachusetts U.S. House District 4 Election. Barney Frank received 172,903 popular votes (74.2%). The main challenger was Jim Forte (25.8%).

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

Frank +48.4 pts · won by 112,782 votes
Barney FrankDemocraticWINNER74.2%
172,903 votes
Jim ForteRepublican25.8%
60,121 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.