1980Final results
1980 election for Rhode Island Senate District 11
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
David Sholes (D) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Dennis Quinn (R) by 31.4 points.
David SholesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.7%5,434
Dennis QuinnRepublican
34.3%2,839
8,273 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