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1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1986 election for Rhode Island House District 41

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Edward S. Inman III (D) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Roger R. Hall (R) by 2.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Edward S. Inman IIIDemocrat · winner
51.0%1,781
Roger R. HallRepublican · incumbent
49.0%1,712
3,493 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+30.91974D+12.11976R+2.91984D+2.01986D+33.61988D+46.81990

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