1986Final results
1986 election for Rhode Island Governor
Governor · Rhode Island
Edward Diprete (R) won with 66.6% of the vote, defeating Bruce G. Sundlun (D) by 33.3 points.
Edward DipreteRepublican · winner
66.6%208,822
Bruce G. SundlunDemocrat
33.4%104,508
313,330 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1986
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET