1998Final results
1998 election for Rhode Island Senate District 23
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
John A. Patterson (R) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating David A. Murray (D) by 0.6 points.
John A. PattersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.3%3,572
David A. MurrayDemocrat
49.7%3,527
7,099 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET