1983Final results
1983 election for Rhode Island Senate District 6
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Robert D. Goldberg (R) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Richard A. Katula (D) by 5.9 points.
Robert D. GoldbergRepublican · winner
53.0%1,561
Richard A. KatulaDemocrat
47.0%1,387
2,948 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