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1982Final results

1982 election for Rhode Island House District 38

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Thomas A. Lamb (D) won with 78.2% of the vote, defeating Edward M. Saddow (R) by 56.4 points.

Thomas A. LambDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.2%2,352
21.8%656
3,008 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+44.71976D+39.61978D+42.81980D+56.41982D+36.31984D+42.41988

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