1980Final results
1980 election for Rhode Island House District 8
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Armand E. Batastini (D) won with 81.9% of the vote, defeating John Chirichella (R) by 63.7 points.
Armand E. BatastiniDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.9%4,132
John ChirichellaRepublican
18.1%915
5,047 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