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1980Final results

1980 election for Rhode Island House District 6

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Dominick J. Ruggerio (D) won with 72.1% of the vote, defeating Christopher G. Lautieri (R) by 44.1 points.

Dominick J. RuggerioDemocrat · winner
72.1%2,218
27.9%860
3,078 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

EvenD+64.21974D+55.41976D+54.31978D+44.11980R+1.01984D+45.31994

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET