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1982Final results

1982 election for Rhode Island House District 56

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Donald J. Ferry (D) won with 76.6% of the vote, defeating Cynthia E. Skovron (R) by 53.2 points.

Donald J. FerryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.6%2,547
23.4%778
3,325 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+58.11976D+50.21978D+48.71980D+53.21982D+36.41986D+21.11988

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