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1980 election for Rhode Island House District 95

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Bruce J. Long (R) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Arthur F. Silvia (D) by 12.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Bruce J. LongRepublican · winner
56.3%1,013
43.7%786
1,799 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

EvenR+24.11972D+31.81976D+9.11978R+12.61980R+17.71982R+39.21984

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET