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1992Final results

1992 election for Rhode Island Senate District 38

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

John F. McBurney III (D) won with 67.7% of the vote, defeating Thomas Owens (R) by 35.4 points.

John F. McBurney IIIDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.7%3,806
Thomas OwensRepublican
32.3%1,814
5,620 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+35.51978D+37.11980D+23.11983D+35.41992R+15.32006D+19.02022

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