1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Rhode Island House District 24
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Edward L. Dambruch (D) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Paul R. Durfee (R) by 6.6 points.
Edward L. DambruchDemocrat · winner
53.3%2,431
Paul R. DurfeeRepublican · incumbent
46.7%2,131
4,562 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 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET