1992Final results
1992 election for Rhode Island Senate District 12
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
John R. Oleary (D) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Joseph Obrien (R) by 27.9 points.
John R. OlearyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.2%5,234
Joseph ObrienRepublican
33.3%2,848
Arthur OsterhoutIndependent
5.5%473
8,555 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET