1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for Rhode Island Senate District 21
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Jonathan K. Farnum (R) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating John S. Farrington (D) by 2.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Jonathan K. FarnumRepublican · winner
51.1%5,992
John S. FarringtonDemocrat
48.9%5,745
11,737 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