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1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 election for Rhode Island House District 98

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Norma B. Willis (R) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Jeanne N. Orourke (D) by 5.7 points.

Norma B. WillisRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.8%1,890
Jeanne N. OrourkeDemocrat · incumbent
47.2%1,687
3,577 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+25.31974D+11.01978D+51.91980R+5.71982R+24.61984R+17.01986

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