1980Final results
1980 election for Rhode Island House District 52
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
John Gilman (D) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Arthur D. Arzamarski (R) by 19.2 points.
John GilmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.6%3,266
Arthur D. ArzamarskiRepublican
40.4%2,213
5,479 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