1983Final results
1983 election for Rhode Island Senate District 8
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
John Orabona (D) won with 81.6% of the vote, defeating Dennis J. Sousa (R) by 63.3 points.
John OrabonaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.6%1,748
Dennis J. SousaRepublican
18.4%393
2,141 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