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1984Final results

1984 election for Rhode Island House District 36

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Lorraine L. Kane (D) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Gene F. Briggs (R) by 4.8 points.

Lorraine L. KaneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.4%2,536
Gene F. BriggsRepublican
47.6%2,305
4,841 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 1984

Races before and after

EvenR+43.71978D+19.41980D+35.41982D+4.81984D+15.31986D+11.71992

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