1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Rhode Island House District 59
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Thomas M. Heskin (D) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Robert B. Tucker (R) by 0.4 points.
Thomas M. HeskinDemocrat · winner
50.2%2,288
Robert B. TuckerRepublican · incumbent
49.8%2,268
4,556 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