1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for Rhode Island's 2nd District
U.S. House · Rhode Island
Claudine Schneider (R) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Edward P. Beard (D) by 10.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Claudine SchneiderRepublican · winner
55.3%115,057
Edward P. BeardDemocrat
44.7%92,970
208,027 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Edward P. BeardClaudine Schneider
$168.7K
Raised by the campaign
$293.2K
$167.6K
Spent by the campaign
$289.9K
$0
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1980.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1980