1980Final results
1980 election for Rhode Island Senate District 27
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Irene P. Smith (D) won with 71.3% of the vote, defeating Salvatore A. Marinosci (R) by 42.7 points.
Irene P. SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.3%6,496
Salvatore A. MarinosciRepublican
28.7%2,611
9,107 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