1982Final results
1982 election for Rhode Island House District 82
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
William L. Drapeau (D) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Edward R. Lynch (Ind) by 20.8 points.
William L. DrapeauDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.4%2,154
Edward R. LynchIndependent
39.6%1,413
3,567 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