1980Final results
1980 election for Rhode Island Senate District 38
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
John F. McBurney III (D) won with 68.5% of the vote, defeating Lawrence Goldberg (R) by 37.1 points.
John F. McBurney IIIDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.5%3,468
Lawrence GoldbergRepublican
31.5%1,592
5,060 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