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1986Final results

1986 election for Rhode Island House District 61

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Robert Lowe (D) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Stephanie S. Desmarais (R) by 13.7 points.

Robert LoweDemocrat · winner
56.9%1,874
43.1%1,421
3,295 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

EvenR+0.71980D+2.91982D+0.61984D+13.71986D+47.61990D+8.71992

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