1984 Massachusetts U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1984 Massachusetts U.S. House District 8 Election?

Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. won the 1984 Massachusetts U.S. House District 8 Election. Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. received 179,617 popular votes (91.83%). The main challenger was Laura M. Ross (8.08%).

See the full head-to-head between Jr. and Ross

Jr. +83.8 pts · won by 163,807 votes

Thomas P. O'Neill Jr.DemocraticWINNER91.83%

179,617 votes

Laura M. Rosscommunist8.08%

15,810 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.