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1984 Massachusetts U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1984 Massachusetts U.S. House District 7 Election?

Edward J. Markey won the 1984 Massachusetts U.S. House District 7 Election. Edward J. Markey received 167,211 popular votes (71.4%). The main challenger was S. Lester Ralph (28.58%).

See the full head-to-head between Markey and Ralph

Markey +42.8 pts · won by 100,281 votes
Edward J. MarkeyDemocraticWINNER71.4%
167,211 votes
S. Lester RalphRepublican28.58%
66,930 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.