1984Final results
1984 election for Rhode Island Senate District 46
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Gardner F. Seveney (D) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Shirley A. Alves (R) by 17.5 points.
Gardner F. SeveneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.7%4,267
Shirley A. AlvesRepublican
41.3%2,998
7,265 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