1984Final results
1984 election for Rhode Island Senate District 8
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
John Orabona (D) won with 74.8% of the vote, defeating Dennis J. Sousa (R) by 49.6 points.
John OrabonaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.8%3,956
Dennis J. SousaRepublican
25.2%1,334
5,290 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