This is the 1984 race. The latest: 2026 →

1984Final results

1984 election for Rhode Island Senate District 10

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

Richard R. Patterson (D) won with 82.9% of the vote, defeating George T. Smith (Ind) by 65.9 points.

Richard R. PattersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
82.9%2,703
George T. SmithIndependent
17.1%556
3,259 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+20.91976D+59.21978D+52.51980D+43.11983D+21.01986D+66.31990

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