1980Final results
1980 election for Rhode Island House District 21
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Bambino Schiapo (D) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Robert G. Bresette (R) by 1.7 points.
Bambino SchiapoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.8%2,165
Robert G. BresetteRepublican
49.2%2,094
4,259 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