1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for Rhode Island House District 61
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Albert J. Vanasse (R) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Robert P. Boucher (D) by 0.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Albert J. VanasseRepublican · winner
50.4%2,530
Robert P. BoucherDemocrat · incumbent
49.6%2,493
5,023 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