1978Final results

1978 election for Rhode Island House District 80

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Maurice Caron Jr. (D) won with 72.8% of the vote, defeating Stewart W. Anderson (R) by 45.5 points.

Maurice Caron Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
72.8%2,083
27.2%780
2,863 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 1978

Races before and after

EvenD+25.01972D+45.41976D+45.51978D+36.11982D+36.41984D+3.21986

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET