1986Final results
1986 election for Rhode Island Senate District 1
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Mary Ellen Goodwin (D) won with 63.1% of the vote, defeating Angelo A. Pitassi (R) by 26.3 points.
Mary Ellen GoodwinDemocrat · winner
63.1%2,906
Angelo A. PitassiRepublican
36.9%1,697
4,603 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