1980Final results
1980 election for Rhode Island Senate District 16
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Joseph W. Inglesby (D) won with 71.4% of the vote, defeating Henry A. L. Brown (R) by 42.7 points.
Joseph W. InglesbyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.4%6,251
Henry A. L. BrownRepublican
28.6%2,508
8,759 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