DemocratNot in office · last served 1990Last on a ballot: Nov 1988
Richard R. Patterson
Last held office: Rhode Island State Senate, District 10 (1983–1990). Ran in 6 elections between 1978 and 1988, winning 6.
- Last margin
- +21.0
- Won 1986
- Elections
- 6
- 1978–1988
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Patterson was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Rhode Island State Senate, District 10Rhode Island State Senate, District 10
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Patterson has run
Margin: how far Patterson finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Rhode Island State Senate, District 10 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1986 | Rhode Island State Senate, District 10 | General | Won | George T. Smith (R) | 60.5% | D+21.0 |
| 1984 | Rhode Island State Senate, District 10 | General | Won | George T. Smith (I) | 82.9% | D+65.9 |
| 1983 | Rhode Island State Senate, District 10 | General | Won | George T. Smith (R), Dagitz (I) | 70.3% | D+43.1 |
| 1980 | Rhode Island State Senate, District 10 | General | Won | Mary C. Ross (R) | 76.2% | D+52.5 |
| 1978 | Rhode Island State Senate, District 10 | General | Won | Aram O. Ohanian (R) | 79.6% | D+59.2 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Patterson has held
- Rhode Island State Senate, District 10 · 1983–1990
- Rhode Island State Senate, District 10 · 1978–1982
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Patterson has run against
- George T. Smith (R) · 1986 election, won
- Mary C. Ross (R) · 1980 election, won
- Aram O. Ohanian (R) · 1978 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive