1983Final results
1983 election for Rhode Island Senate District 23
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Robert T. Motherway (R) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Donna D. Vanderbeck (D) by 13.9 points.
Robert T. MotherwayRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.9%1,580
Donna D. VanderbeckDemocrat
43.1%1,195
2,775 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