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1984Final results

1984 election for Rhode Island Senate District 31

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

Jerome Smith (D) won with 73.1% of the vote, defeating John J. Nalewski (R) by 46.2 points.

Jerome SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.1%4,199
26.9%1,547
5,746 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+44.71972D+65.91974D+38.21983D+46.21984D+15.01994D+22.82002

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