district       incumbent       party  first elected                   result                                       candidates
0  massachusetts 1    silvio conte  republican           1958             re - elected    silvio conte (r) 82.7% john r arden (d) 17.3%
1  massachusetts 2   edward boland  democratic           1952  retired democratic hold  richard neal (d) 80.3% louis r godena (i) 19.7%
2  massachusetts 3  joseph d early  democratic           1974             re - elected                     joseph d early (d) unopposed
3  massachusetts 4    barney frank  democratic           1980             re - elected  barney frank (d) 70.3% debra r tucker (r) 29.7%
4  massachusetts 7       ed markey  democratic           1976             re - elected                          ed markey (d) unopposed
5  massachusetts 9     joe moakley  democratic           1972             re - elected                        joe moakley (d) unopposed

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