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1984Final results

1984 election for Rhode Island Senate District 1

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

Donald R. Hickey (D) won with 75.3% of the vote, defeating John T. Duschneau (R) by 50.6 points.

Donald R. HickeyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.3%4,541
24.7%1,491
6,032 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+54.31972D+72.31974D+69.81976D+50.61984D+26.31986D+64.02002

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