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1983Final results

1983 election for Rhode Island Senate District 37

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

Leo J. Gannon (D) won with 71.6% of the vote, defeating A. Dale Mathurin (R) by 43.2 points.

Leo J. GannonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.6%900
28.4%357
1,257 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

EvenD+48.61976D+54.01978D+59.81980D+43.21983D+48.11984D+47.81986

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET