1984Final results
1984 election for Rhode Island Senate District 23
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Robert T. Motherway (R) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Paul P. Pederzani III (D) by 3.4 points.
Robert T. MotherwayRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.7%4,339
Paul P. Pederzani IIIDemocrat
48.3%4,057
8,396 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