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1986Final results

1986 election for Rhode Island House District 37

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Neil A. Corkery (D) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Donald E. Lapierre (R) by 19.2 points.

Neil A. CorkeryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.6%1,797
40.4%1,219
3,016 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+25.61972D+37.41974D+38.91982D+19.21986D+29.61998D+25.42000

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