1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1984 election for Rhode Island House District 51
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Mary Lou Walter (R) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating James E. Crowley (D) by 17.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Mary Lou WalterRepublican · winner
58.7%2,780
James E. CrowleyDemocrat
41.3%1,958
4,738 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