1984Final results
1984 election for Rhode Island Senate District 47
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Michael B. Forte (D) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Arnold C. Brooks (R) by 19.8 points.
Michael B. ForteDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.9%4,885
Arnold C. BrooksRepublican
40.1%3,268
8,153 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