1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for Rhode Island House District 46
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Norma B. Willis (R) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating John S. Hernandez (D) by 7.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Norma B. WillisRepublican · winner
54.0%2,898
John S. HernandezDemocrat
46.0%2,472
5,370 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