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1984Final results

1984 election for Rhode Island Senate District 22

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

Stephen R. Deutsch (R) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating Joseph P. McGinn (D) by 24.1 points.

Stephen R. DeutschRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.1%6,027
37.9%3,686
9,713 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+9.71974R+7.21980R+22.81983R+24.11984R+20.51988D+2.01990

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