1982Final results
1982 election for Rhode Island House District 43
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Stephen R. Deutsch (R) won with 65.0% of the vote, defeating Frederick A. Lawrence (D) by 30.1 points.
Stephen R. DeutschRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.0%2,713
Frederick A. LawrenceDemocrat
35.0%1,459
4,172 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