1983Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1983 election for Rhode Island Senate District 43
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Theodore S. Edington (R) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating William A. Bowen (D) by 11.3 points.
Theodore S. EdingtonRepublican · winner
55.6%1,252
William A. BowenDemocrat · incumbent
44.4%998
2,250 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