1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for Rhode Island House District 58
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
George Kilsey (R) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating J. Camille Peloquin (D) by 2.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
George KilseyRepublican · winner
51.2%3,204
J. Camille PeloquinDemocrat · incumbent
48.8%3,049
6,253 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