1984Final results
1984 election for Rhode Island House District 42
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Francis H. Sherman (D) won re-election with 70.3% of the vote, defeating Edward N. Smallman (R) by 40.7 points.
Francis H. ShermanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.3%2,700
Edward N. SmallmanRepublican
29.7%1,138
3,838 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)