1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for Rhode Island House District 88
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Ann Hanson (R) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Dorothy D. Zimmering (D) by 11.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Ann HansonRepublican · winner
55.5%2,367
Dorothy D. ZimmeringDemocrat
44.5%1,897
4,264 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