1980Final results
1980 election for Rhode Island House District 98
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Jeanne N. Orourke (D) won with 75.9% of the vote, defeating Dave Bamford (R) by 51.9 points.
Jeanne N. OrourkeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.9%1,262
Dave BamfordRepublican
24.1%400
1,662 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