1980Final results
1980 election for Rhode Island House District 55
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
John F. Vanner (D) won with 69.8% of the vote, defeating Domenic Perillo (R) by 39.6 points.
John F. VannerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.8%2,771
Domenic PerilloRepublican
30.2%1,198
3,969 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