1980Final results

1980 election for Rhode Island Senate District 40

Name: 1980 election for Rhode Island Senate District 40
Start: 1980-11-04
Location: Rhode Island

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

Lowell W. Kinch (D) won with 73.0% of the vote, defeating John D. McCarthy (R) by 46.0 points.

Lowell W. KinchDemocrat · winner · incumbent

73.0%3,948

27.0%1,460

5,408 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

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