1980Final results
1980 election for Rhode Island Senate District 39
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
John A. Sabatini (D) won with 83.1% of the vote, defeating Guy E. Davis (Ind) by 66.1 points.
John A. SabatiniDemocrat · winner
83.1%4,187
Guy E. DavisIndependent
16.9%854
5,041 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