1980Final results
1980 election for Rhode Island House District 86
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
George D. Caruolo (D) won with 72.1% of the vote, defeating Donald R. Murray (R) by 44.3 points.
George D. CaruoloDemocrat · winner
72.1%2,945
Donald R. MurrayRepublican
27.9%1,138
4,083 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