1983Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1983 election for Rhode Island Senate District 33
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Rita K. Misek (R) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Paul E. Hanaway (D) by 6.9 points.
Rita K. MisekRepublican · winner
53.4%1,985
Paul E. HanawayDemocrat · incumbent
46.6%1,729
3,714 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