1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Rhode Island House District 34
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Richard H. Johnson (D) won with 63.1% of the vote, defeating Kevin D. McCarthy (R) by 26.1 points.
Richard H. JohnsonDemocrat · winner
63.1%2,447
Kevin D. McCarthyRepublican · incumbent
36.9%1,433
3,880 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