1983Final results
1983 election for Rhode Island Senate District 42
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
John F. Correia (D) won with 61.1% of the vote, defeating Edward L. Cabral (R) by 22.2 points.
John F. CorreiaDemocrat · winner
61.1%1,452
Edward L. CabralRepublican
38.9%925
2,377 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