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1984 election for Rhode Island Senate District 2

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

Sean O. Coffey (D) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating Kathryn G. Owen (R) by 25.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Sean O. CoffeyDemocrat · winner
62.5%3,743
Kathryn G. OwenRepublican
37.5%2,246
5,989 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

EvenR+31.71978R+34.01980R+53.11983D+25.01984D+45.41990D+51.21992

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