1980Final results
1980 election for Rhode Island Senate District 43
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
William A. Bowen (D) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating Richard H. Lund (R) by 33.9 points.
William A. BowenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.9%6,125
Richard H. LundRepublican
33.1%3,024
9,149 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