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1984 election for Rhode Island House District 39

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Raymond T. Paolino (R) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Darleen R. Carley (D) by 21.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Raymond T. PaolinoRepublican · winner
60.8%2,288
39.2%1,474
3,762 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

EvenD+35.91978D+32.91980D+28.01982R+21.61984D+15.01986D+38.61988

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