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1980Final results

1980 election for Rhode Island House District 40

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Robert S. Tucker (D) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating James T. Andruchow (R) by 17.5 points.

Robert S. TuckerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.8%2,721
41.2%1,909
4,630 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+39.01974D+28.91976D+43.21978D+17.51980D+29.81984D+32.01986

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