1983Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1983 election for Rhode Island Senate District 11
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Dennis Quinn (R) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating David Sholes (D) by 12.6 points.
Dennis QuinnRepublican · winner
56.3%1,987
David SholesDemocrat · incumbent
43.7%1,543
3,530 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