1983Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1983 election for Rhode Island Senate District 12
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Robert P. Moretti (R) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating Richard McAllister (D) by 18.2 points.
Robert P. MorettiRepublican · winner
59.1%1,852
Richard McAllisterDemocrat · incumbent
40.9%1,282
3,134 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