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1986Final results

1986 election for Rhode Island House District 30

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Paul V. Sherlock (D) won with 69.9% of the vote, defeating David J. Avedisian (R) by 39.9 points.

Paul V. SherlockDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.9%2,170
30.1%933
3,103 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+19.51972D+43.71978D+42.21980D+39.91986D+14.11992D+19.11994

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