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1986Final results

1986 election for Rhode Island House District 16

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Lloyd E. Cook (R) won with 89.7% of the vote, defeating Linton W. Kenyon (Ind) by 79.4 points.

Lloyd E. CookRepublican · winner · incumbent
89.7%2,311
Linton W. KenyonIndependent
10.3%266
2,577 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1986

Races before and after

EvenD+57.41976D+49.31980R+13.91982R+43.71984D+16.11988D+39.21990

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET