1990Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for Rhode Island House District 82
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
William Henry Greene II (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Edward R. Lynch (R) by 0.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
William Henry Greene IIDemocrat · winner
50.3%1,944
Edward R. LynchRepublican · incumbent
49.7%1,924
3,868 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 1990
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET