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1982Final results

1982 election for Rhode Island House District 26

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

William Thomas Henry (R) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Thomas A. Fitzsimon (D) by 13.1 points.

William Thomas HenryRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.6%2,535
43.4%1,947
4,482 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

EvenD+8.41976D+22.61978R+7.71980R+13.11982R+33.21984R+37.51986

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET