1986Final results
1986 election for Rhode Island Senate District 15
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
James M. Donelan (D) won with 66.2% of the vote, defeating Janis E. Fisher (R) by 32.5 points.
James M. DonelanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.2%4,475
Janis E. FisherRepublican
33.8%2,281
6,756 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