1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for Rhode Island House District 82
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Edward R. Lynch (R) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating William L. Drapeau (D) by 9.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Edward R. LynchRepublican · winner
54.7%2,495
William L. DrapeauDemocrat · incumbent
45.3%2,068
4,563 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