1983Final results
1983 election for Rhode Island Senate District 39
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
John A. Sabatini (D) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Russell M. Jones (R) by 16.9 points.
John A. SabatiniDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.4%821
Russell M. JonesRepublican
41.6%584
1,405 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