1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for Rhode Island House District 48
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Gilbert V. Indeglia (R) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Roger L. Pearson (D) by 5.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Gilbert V. IndegliaRepublican · winner
52.9%2,071
Roger L. PearsonDemocrat · incumbent
47.1%1,846
3,917 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