1984Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for Rhode Island Senate District 43
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
James P. McStay (D) won with 59.5% of the vote, defeating Theodore S. Edington (R) by 18.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
James P. McStayDemocrat · winner
59.5%4,774
Theodore S. EdingtonRepublican · incumbent
40.5%3,256
8,030 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