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1980Final results

1980 election for Rhode Island Senate District 33

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

Paul E. Hanaway (D) won with 74.1% of the vote, defeating Normand A. Charron (R) by 48.2 points.

Paul E. HanawayDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.1%6,530
25.9%2,280
8,810 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

EvenD+23.01972D+40.41974D+48.21980R+6.91983D+9.81984D+42.71992

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET