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1984Final results

1984 election for Rhode Island House District 50

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Henry Boeniger (D) won with 69.8% of the vote, defeating Joseph E. Olean (R) by 39.5 points.

Henry BoenigerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.8%2,590
Joseph E. OleanRepublican
30.2%1,123
3,713 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+40.01976D+30.31980D+36.51982D+39.51984D+43.91986D+46.31990

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