1982Final results
1982 election for Rhode Island House District 3
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Sherwin J. Kapstein (D) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Arline R. Kiven (R) by 9.9 points.
Sherwin J. KapsteinDemocrat · winner
55.0%1,174
Arline R. KivenRepublican
45.0%962
2,136 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