1976Final results
1976 election for Rhode Island House District 80
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Maurice Caron Jr. (D) won with 72.7% of the vote, defeating David A. Dawson (R) by 45.4 points.
Maurice Caron Jr.Democrat · winner
72.7%2,794
David A. DawsonRepublican
27.3%1,049
3,843 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET