1984Final results
1984 election for Rhode Island House District 43
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
David W. Dumas (R) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Brett S. Messing (D) by 7.2 points.
David W. DumasRepublican · winner
53.6%2,707
Brett S. MessingDemocrat
46.4%2,343
5,050 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET