1986Final results
1986 election for Rhode Island Senate District 10
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Richard R. Patterson (D) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating George T. Smith (R) by 21.0 points.
Richard R. PattersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.5%1,536
George T. SmithRepublican
39.5%1,002
2,538 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