1983Final results
1983 election for Rhode Island Senate District 38
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
John F. McBurney III (D) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Robert C. Dobbins (R) by 23.1 points.
John F. McBurney IIIDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.5%1,046
Robert C. DobbinsRepublican
38.5%654
1,700 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