1980Final results
1980 election for Rhode Island House District 82
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
William L. Drapeau (D) won with 62.7% of the vote, defeating Edward L. Cabral (R) by 30.6 points.
William L. DrapeauDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.7%3,006
Edward L. CabralRepublican
32.1%1,539
Joseph P. CamaraIndependent
5.2%249
4,794 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