1983Final results
1983 election for Rhode Island Senate District 31
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Jerome Smith (D) won with 69.1% of the vote, defeating Rachel S. Tardanico (R) by 38.2 points.
Jerome SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.1%908
Rachel S. TardanicoRepublican
30.9%406
1,314 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