1986Final results
1986 election for Rhode Island House District 47
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
John R. Hickey (D) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Bethanne Dresselhostetter (R) by 21.7 points.
John R. HickeyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.8%2,228
Bethanne DresselhostetterRepublican
39.2%1,434
3,662 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