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1984Final results

1984 election for Rhode Island Senate District 27

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

Joan R. Wiesner (R) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Thomas J. Cash (D) by 22.3 points.

Joan R. WiesnerRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.2%4,373
38.8%2,776
7,149 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+35.81978D+42.71980R+1.01983R+22.31984R+24.61986R+21.11988

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