1980Final results
1980 election for Rhode Island Senate District 45
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
George C. Lima (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Nancy J. Mayer (R) by 0.9 points.
George C. LimaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.5%3,788
Nancy J. MayerRepublican
49.5%3,719
7,507 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