1980Final results
1980 election for Rhode Island Senate District 9
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
John R. Oleary (D) won with 83.5% of the vote, defeating Elizabeth Lee Pratt (R) by 67.1 points.
John R. OlearyDemocrat · winner
83.5%3,349
Elizabeth Lee PrattRepublican
16.5%660
4,009 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