1980Final results
1980 election for Rhode Island Senate District 22
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
John A. Romano (R) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Barbara M. Tufts (D) by 7.2 points.
John A. RomanoRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.6%5,625
Barbara M. TuftsDemocrat
46.4%4,871
10,496 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