1980Final results
1980 election for Rhode Island Senate District 37
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Leo J. Gannon (D) won with 79.9% of the vote, defeating A. Dale Mathurin (R) by 59.8 points.
Leo J. GannonDemocrat · winner
79.9%3,461
A. Dale MathurinRepublican
20.1%871
4,332 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