1980Final results
1980 election for Rhode Island House District 5
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Vito A. Saritelli (D) won with 70.9% of the vote, defeating Larry Dub (R) by 41.8 points.
Vito A. SaritelliDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.9%2,402
Larry DubRepublican
29.1%986
3,388 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