1980Final results
1980 election for Rhode Island House District 96
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Stephen P. Erickson (R) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Helen F. Flynn (D) by 6.5 points.
Stephen P. EricksonRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.2%2,157
Helen F. FlynnDemocrat
46.8%1,895
4,052 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