1980Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1980 election for Rhode Island House District 36
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Lorraine L. Kane (D) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Anthony W. Cline (R) by 19.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Lorraine L. KaneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.7%2,916
Anthony W. ClineRepublican
40.3%1,970
4,886 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