1980Final results
1980 election for Rhode Island Senate District 46
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Gardner F. Seveney (D) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating D. David Walker (R) by 29.6 points.
Gardner F. SeveneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.8%5,665
D. David WalkerRepublican
35.2%3,080
8,745 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