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1986Final results

1986 election for Rhode Island House District 34

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Richard H. Johnson (D) won with 73.6% of the vote, defeating Bette N. Firth (R) by 47.2 points.

Richard H. JohnsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.6%2,094
Bette N. FirthRepublican
26.4%751
2,845 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

EvenR+19.51978R+18.11980D+26.11982D+47.21986D+38.51988D+41.61990

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