1986Final results
1986 election for Rhode Island House District 3
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Ray Rickman (D) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Zechariah Chafee (R) by 32.2 points.
Ray RickmanDemocrat · winner
66.1%1,847
Zechariah ChafeeRepublican
33.9%947
2,794 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET