1983Final results
1983 election for Rhode Island Senate District 10
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Richard R. Patterson (D) won with 70.3% of the vote, defeating George T. Smith (R) by 43.1 points.
Richard R. PattersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.3%893
George T. SmithRepublican
27.1%345
DagitzIndependent
2.6%33
1,271 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 1983
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET