1980Final results
1980 election for Rhode Island Senate District 29
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Michael J. Flynn (R) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating F. Daniel Russell (D) by 6.0 points.
Michael J. FlynnRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.0%5,809
F. Daniel RussellDemocrat
47.0%5,152
10,961 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