1980 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

1980 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

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Nominee J. Joseph Garrahy Buddy Cianci Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 299,174 106,729 Percentage 73.71% 26.29%

County results Municipality results Garrahy:      60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Governor before election J. Joseph Garrahy Democratic Elected Governor J. Joseph Garrahy Democratic

The 1980 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1980. Incumbent Democrat J. Joseph Garrahy defeated Republican nominee Buddy Cianci with 73.71% of the vote despite the fact that Jimmy Carter carried the state by a much smaller margin in the concurrent presidential election.

General election

Candidates

• J. Joseph Garrahy - Governor of Rhode Island (Democratic)
• Buddy Cianci - Mayor of Providence (Republican)

Results

1980 Rhode Island gubernatorial election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	J. Joseph Garrahy (incumbent)	299,174	73.71%
	Republican	Buddy Cianci	106,729	26.29%
Majority			192,445
Turnout			405,916
	Democratic hold		Swing

By county

	Joseph Garrahy Democratic		Buddy Cianci Republican
County	Votes	%	Votes	%
Bristol	15,260	72.2%	5,881	27.8%
Kent	53,492	76.3%	16,606	23.7%
Newport	25,536	76.8%	7,633	23.2%
Providence	175,635	72.5%	66,571	27.5%
Washington	29,451	74.6%	10,038	25.4%

References

1. "General Election November 4, 1980". Elections.ri.gov. Retrieved March 27, 2020.