1980Final results
1980 election for Rhode Island Senate District 41
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Marilyn Shannon (D) won with 72.1% of the vote, defeating J. Colin Dawson (R) by 44.2 points.
Marilyn ShannonDemocrat · winner
72.1%5,752
J. Colin DawsonRepublican
27.9%2,226
7,978 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