1982Final results
1982 election for Rhode Island House District 61
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Rick J. Rosati (D) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Howard F. King (R) by 2.9 points.
Rick J. RosatiDemocrat · winner
51.4%1,667
Howard F. KingRepublican
48.6%1,574
3,241 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