1980Final results
1980 election for Rhode Island Senate District 44
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Robert J. Janes (R) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating A. Leo Caisse (D) by 14.3 points.
Robert J. JanesRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.1%5,016
A. Leo CaisseDemocrat
42.9%3,762
8,778 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