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1983Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1983 election for Rhode Island Senate District 19

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

Bonnie Stewart (R) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Bruce Morin (D) by 9.1 points.

Bonnie StewartRepublican · winner
54.5%1,233
Bruce MorinDemocrat · incumbent
45.5%1,028
2,261 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

EvenR+3.31976R+22.51978D+12.11980R+9.11983R+14.41984R+17.11986

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