1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1984 election for Rhode Island Governor
Governor · Rhode Island
Edward Diprete (R) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Anthony J. Solomon (D) by 20.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Edward DipreteRepublican · winner
60.0%245,059
Anthony J. SolomonDemocrat
40.0%163,311
408,370 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1984
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET