1980Final results
1980 election for Rhode Island House District 16
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Robert W. Gemma (D) won with 74.7% of the vote, defeating Robert L. Clark (R) by 49.3 points.
Robert W. GemmaDemocrat · winner
74.7%1,706
Robert L. ClarkRepublican
25.3%579
2,285 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET