1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Rhode Island House District 39
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
William L. Alves Jr. (D) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Raymond T. Paolino (R) by 15.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
William L. Alves Jr.Democrat · winner
57.5%1,738
Raymond T. PaolinoRepublican · incumbent
42.5%1,285
3,023 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