1982Final results
1982 election for Rhode Island House District 48
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Roger L. Pearson (D) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Joseph B. Cavanaugh (R) by 4.3 points.
Roger L. PearsonDemocrat · winner
52.1%1,615
Joseph B. CavanaughRepublican
47.9%1,482
3,097 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