1983Final results
1983 election for Rhode Island Senate District 24
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
William C. Oneill (D) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Joseph B. Cavanaugh (R) by 15.9 points.
William C. OneillDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.0%1,922
Joseph B. CavanaughRepublican
42.0%1,394
3,316 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