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1982Final results

1982 election for Rhode Island House District 73

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Robert R. Brousseau (D) won with 74.3% of the vote, defeating Louis A. Jorel (R) by 48.6 points.

Robert R. BrousseauDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.3%1,619
Louis A. JorelRepublican
25.7%560
2,179 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+23.61972D+58.01978D+48.61982D+45.11990D+36.01998D+57.22000

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