1984Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for Rhode Island Senate District 15
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
James M. Donelan (D) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating James C. Hovey (R) by 18.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
James M. DonelanDemocrat · winner
59.1%5,250
James C. HoveyRepublican · incumbent
40.9%3,626
8,876 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