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1982 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1982 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election?

J. Joseph Garrahy won the 1982 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election. J. Joseph Garrahy received 247,208 popular votes (73.3%). The main challenger was Vincent Marzullo (23.6%).

See the full head-to-head between Garrahy and Marzullo

Garrahy +49.7 pts · won by 167,606 votes
J. Joseph GarrahyDemocraticWINNER73.3%
247,208 votes
Vincent MarzulloRepublican23.6%
79,602 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.1% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.