1982Final results
1982 election for Rhode Island House District 46
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
John S. Hernandez (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Ronald W. Tefft (R) by 5.5 points.
John S. HernandezDemocrat · winner
52.7%1,151
Ronald W. TefftRepublican
47.3%1,032
2,183 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