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1984Final results

1984 election for Rhode Island House District 59

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Thomas M. Heskin (D) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Martin N. Ganz (R) by 7.1 points.

Thomas M. HeskinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.6%2,780
Martin N. GanzRepublican
46.4%2,410
5,190 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

EvenR+3.71978R+23.91980D+0.41982D+7.11984R+2.31986R+8.51988

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