1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Rhode Island House District 52
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Rodney D. Driver (D) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Donald R. Galloway (R) by 13.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Rodney D. DriverDemocrat · winner
56.6%2,065
Donald R. GallowayRepublican · incumbent
43.4%1,581
3,646 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