1980Final results
1980 election for Rhode Island House District 59
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Robert B. Tucker (R) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating George M. Prescott (D) by 23.9 points.
Robert B. TuckerRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.9%3,153
George M. PrescottDemocrat
38.1%1,937
5,090 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