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1984Final results

1984 election for Rhode Island House District 55

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

John F. Vanner (D) won with 66.5% of the vote, defeating Joseph Carlino (R) by 33.0 points.

John F. VannerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.5%2,689
Joseph CarlinoRepublican
33.5%1,355
4,044 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+43.51974D+54.01976D+39.61980D+33.01984D+38.11986D+40.01996

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