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1980Final results

1980 election for Rhode Island House District 19

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Leonard E. Walker (D) won with 67.5% of the vote, defeating Lester Fayerweather (Ind) by 35.1 points.

Leonard E. WalkerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.5%967
32.5%465
1,432 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

EvenD+49.81972D+49.91976D+83.11996D+21.22002D+37.52008D+28.62010

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