1980Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1980 election for Rhode Island House District 49
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
John D. Hamilton (D) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Ronald W. Tefft (R) by 20.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
John D. HamiltonDemocrat · winner
60.0%2,642
Ronald W. TefftRepublican
40.0%1,758
4,400 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