1980Final results
1980 election for Rhode Island Senate District 6
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
William B. Zuccarelli (D) won with 91.9% of the vote, defeating Joseph F. Romanelli Jr. (Ind) by 83.8 points.
William B. ZuccarelliDemocrat · winner · incumbent
91.9%4,549
Joseph F. Romanelli Jr.Independent
8.1%400
4,949 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