1984Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for Rhode Island Senate District 12
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Jack Reed (D) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Robert P. Moretti (R) by 2.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jack ReedDemocrat · winner
51.2%4,744
Robert P. MorettiRepublican · incumbent
48.8%4,514
9,258 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