1980Final results
1980 election for Rhode Island House District 23
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Robert V. Bianchini (D) won with 73.9% of the vote, defeating Loretta Santagata (R) by 47.9 points.
Robert V. BianchiniDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.9%3,914
Loretta SantagataRepublican
26.1%1,379
5,293 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