1980Final results
1980 election for Rhode Island House District 24
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Paul R. Durfee (R) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Edward L. Dambruch (D) by 5.0 points.
Paul R. DurfeeRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.5%2,948
Edward L. DambruchDemocrat
47.5%2,665
5,613 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