1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1986 election for Rhode Island House District 59
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Clifford Howarth (R) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Eddy Delgrande (D) by 2.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Clifford HowarthRepublican · winner
51.2%2,165
Eddy DelgrandeDemocrat
48.8%2,067
4,232 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