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1986Final results

1986 election for Rhode Island House District 72

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Maurice N. Hamel (D) won with 75.5% of the vote, defeating Albert E. Miles (R) by 51.0 points.

Maurice N. HamelDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.5%1,590
Albert E. MilesRepublican
24.5%516
2,106 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+27.81972D+56.71978D+49.21984D+51.01986D+53.01998R+27.32002

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