1984Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1984 election for Rhode Island Senate District 33
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
R. David Cruise (D) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Thomas J. McHale (R) by 9.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
R. David CruiseDemocrat · winner
54.9%5,199
Thomas J. McHaleRepublican
45.1%4,268
9,467 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