1983Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1983 election for Rhode Island Senate District 28
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Vilma Zanni (R) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Thomas A. Diluglio (D) by 23.9 points.
Vilma ZanniRepublican · winner
62.0%2,244
Thomas A. DiluglioDemocrat · incumbent
38.0%1,378
3,622 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