1980Final results
1980 election for Rhode Island House District 87
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Arthur M. Read II (R) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Anthony V. Despirito (D) by 5.3 points.
Arthur M. Read IIRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.6%2,126
Anthony V. DespiritoDemocrat
47.4%1,913
4,039 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