1983Final results
1983 election for Rhode Island Senate District 21
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Jonathan K. Farnum (R) won with 66.6% of the vote, defeating Edwin J. Luther (D) by 33.2 points.
Jonathan K. FarnumRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.6%1,646
Edwin J. LutherDemocrat
33.4%825
2,471 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