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1992Final results

1992 election for Rhode Island House District 18

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Joseph E. Newsome (R) won with 76.7% of the vote, defeating George T. Smith (Ind) by 53.4 points.

Joseph E. NewsomeRepublican · winner · incumbent
76.7%1,061
George T. SmithIndependent
23.3%322
1,383 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 1992

Races before and after

EvenD+17.91972D+47.51976D+55.71980D+62.12000D+13.12002D+15.52004

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET