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1982Final results

1982 election for Rhode Island House District 60

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Lester N. Sherman (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Joan R. Wiesner (R) by 3.2 points.

Lester N. ShermanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.6%1,527
Joan R. WiesnerRepublican
48.4%1,433
2,960 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+7.11976D+28.61978D+20.21980D+3.21982D+25.91984R+9.61994

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