1984 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island

The 1984 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island were held on November 6, 1984, to determine who would represent Rhode Island in the United States House of Representatives. Rhode Island had two seats in the House, apportioned according to the 1980 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms.

1984 United States House of Representatives election in Rhode Island

← 1982 November 6, 1984 (1984-11-06) 1986 →
  First party Second party
 
Leader Fernand St. Germain Claudine Schneider
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 1st district 2nd district
Popular vote 194,925 194,308
Percentage 50.08% 49.92%

Overview

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United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island, 1984[1]
Party Votes Percentage Seats +/–
Democratic 194,925 50.08% 1 -
Republican 194,308 49.92% 1 -
Totals 389,233 100.0% 2 -

District 1

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Rhode Island's 1st congressional district election, 1984[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Fernand St. Germain 130,584 68.51%
Republican Alfred Rego Jr. 60,026 31.49%
Total votes 190,610 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 2

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1984 Democratic U.S. House primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard Sinapi 31,736 80.75%
Democratic Vincent J. DuBreuil 7,567 19.25%
Total votes 39,303 100.00%
Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district election, 1984[1][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Claudine Schneider 134,282 67.61%
Democratic Richard Sinapi 64,341 32.39%
Total votes 198,623 100.00%
Republican hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1984" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 52. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "RI District 1". OurCampaigns. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  3. ^ "RI District 2 - D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  4. ^ "Ri District 2". OurCampaigns. Retrieved May 2, 2020.