1980 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1980 Rhode Island gubernatorial election Rhode Island Presidential no 1978 Rhode Island gubernatorial election 1978 1982 Rhode Island gubernatorial election 1982 November 4, 1980 File:J. Joseph Garrahy, Rhode Island Governor (cropped).jpg 150x150px J. Joseph Garrahy Democratic Party (United States) 299,174 73.71% File:Vincent Cianci mayor of Providence RI (cropped).jpg Buddy Cianci Republican Party (United States) 106,729 26.29% 250px County results 250px Municipality results Garrahy: #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% Governor J. Joseph Garrahy Democratic Party (United States) J. Joseph Garrahy Democratic Party (United States) 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 electionhttps://elections.ri.gov/elections/results/1980/ General Election November 4, 1980 Elections.ri.gov March 27, 2020 Democratic Party (United States) J. Joseph Garrahy (incumbent) 299,174 73.71% Republican Party (United States) Buddy Cianci 106,729 26.29% 192,445 405,916 Democratic Party (United States) By county Joseph GarrahyDemocratic Buddy CianciRepublican County Votes % Votes % Bristol15,26072.2%5,88127.8% Kent53,49276.3%16,60623.7% Newport25,53676.8%7,63323.2% Providence175,63572.5%66,57127.5% Washington29,45174.6%10,03825.4% References 1980 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Category:November 1980 in the United States Category:1980 in Rhode Island