1972Final results
1972 election for Rhode Island House District 80
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
William F. McCarthy (D) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Arthur A. Scorpio (R) by 25.0 points.
William F. McCarthyDemocrat · winner
56.5%2,178
Arthur A. ScorpioRepublican
31.5%1,214
Albert SharplesIndependent
12.1%466
3,858 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET