1980Final results
1980 election for Rhode Island Senate District 8
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
John Orabona (D) won with 77.1% of the vote, defeating Roger Baffoni (R) by 54.3 points.
John OrabonaDemocrat · winner
77.1%3,416
Roger BaffoniRepublican
22.9%1,013
4,429 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