1980Final results
1980 election for Rhode Island Senate District 47
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Guido J. Canulla (D) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Jayne Stafford Duggan (R) by 19.1 points.
Guido J. CanullaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.6%4,856
Jayne Stafford DugganRepublican
40.4%3,297
8,153 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