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1982Final results

1982 election for Rhode Island House District 49

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

John D. Hamilton (D) won with 69.6% of the vote, defeating Frank E. Sequeira (R) by 39.2 points.

John D. HamiltonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.6%2,487
30.4%1,085
3,572 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

EvenR+8.11976R+1.41978D+20.11980D+39.21982R+12.01984R+3.81988

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