Elections / 1980 · Governor · RI
Rhode Island — 1980 governor election
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Akashic1980 · GovernorRhode Island · GovernorJ. Joseph GarrahyD+47.4
Candidates
Rhode Island 1980 governor — certified statewide results.
- J. Joseph Garrahy✓Democratic299,17473.7%
- Buddy CianciRepublican106,72926.3%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 1980D+10.5Governor 1980D+47.4vs. baselineD+36.9
Rhode Island's 1980 governor race ran 36.9 points more Democratic than the presidential race on the same ballot.
Same ballot, 1980RI
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1980 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.