Rhode Island House of Representatives seat · former district
Rhode Island House District 82
17 elections since 1968: Democrats won 14, Republicans 3.
2000 election
Nov 7, 2000- Elizabeth Dennigan (D) · won · incumbent100.0%
Unopposed.
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
Every election for this seat
17 races since 1968; the seat changed party 2 times. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Elizabeth Dennigan (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1998 | Elizabeth Dennigan (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1996 | Elizabeth Dennigan (D) | John M. Rooke (R) | 36.2 |
| 1994 | Edward R. Lynch (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1992 | Edward R. Lynch (D) | Scott Booth (I) | 47.3 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | William Henry Greene II (D)Flip | Edward R. Lynch (R) | 0.5 |
| 1988 | Edward R. Lynch (R) | Edward D. Long Jr. (D) | 17.3 |
| 1986 | Edward R. Lynch (R) | Robert J. McManus (D) | 2.9 |
| 1984 | Edward R. Lynch (R)Flip | William L. Drapeau (D) | 9.4 |
| 1982 | William L. Drapeau (D) | Edward R. Lynch (I) | 20.8 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | William L. Drapeau (D) | Edward L. Cabral (R) | 30.6 |
| 1978 | William L. Drapeau (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1976 | William L. Drapeau (D) | Wilfrid L. Gates Jr. (R) | 4.8 |
| 1974 | William L. Drapeau (D) | Vernon S. Stromberg (R) | 10.4 |
| 1972 | Joseph A. Capineri (D) | Arthur Rustigan Jr. (R) | 26.3 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | Joseph A. Capineri (D) | Arthur Rustigan Jr. (R) | 25.9 |
| 1968 | Joseph A. Capineri (D) | John A. Winters (R) | 33.4 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)