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1980Final results

1980 election for Rhode Island House District 7

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Albert R. Forte (D) won with 73.0% of the vote, defeating David L. Mancone (R) by 46.1 points.

Albert R. ForteDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.0%2,296
27.0%848
3,144 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+63.71974D+56.31976D+54.91978D+46.11980D+68.31998D+33.62004

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