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1984Final results

1984 election for Rhode Island Senate District 21

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

Jonathan K. Farnum (R) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Edward S. Inman III (D) by 32.3 points.

Jonathan K. FarnumRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.1%5,768
33.9%2,953
8,721 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+17.91978R+2.11980R+33.21983R+32.31984D+0.81990R+14.21992

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