1984Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for Rhode Island Senate District 28
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Gregory Acciardo (D) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Vilma Zanni (R) by 2.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Gregory AcciardoDemocrat · winner
51.2%4,439
Vilma ZanniRepublican · incumbent
48.8%4,231
8,670 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