1984Final results
1984 election for Rhode Island Senate District 24
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
William C. Oneill (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Joseph B. Cavanaugh (R) by 5.3 points.
William C. OneillDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.6%4,235
Joseph B. CavanaughRepublican
47.4%3,810
8,045 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