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1986Final results

1986 election for Rhode Island House District 36

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Russell Bramley (D) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Gene F. Briggs (R) by 15.3 points.

Russell BramleyDemocrat · winner
57.6%1,839
Gene F. BriggsRepublican
42.4%1,352
3,191 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+19.41980D+35.41982D+4.81984D+15.31986D+11.71992D+18.71994

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