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1983Final results

1983 election for Rhode Island Senate District 9

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

Charles D. Walton (D) won with 84.5% of the vote, defeating Amelio Cioffi (R) by 71.1 points.

Charles D. WaltonDemocrat · winner
84.5%1,294
Amelio CioffiRepublican
13.4%205
PerezIndependent
2.2%33
1,532 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

EvenD+42.11972D+67.11980D+71.11983D+63.21984D+65.31986D+71.51988

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Charles D. Walton (D)Amelio Cioffi (R)

Also on the ballot: Perez (Independent), 2.2%