1986Final results
1986 election for Rhode Island Senate District 20
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Jennie D. Day (D) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Edward N. Smallman (R) by 8.0 points.
Jennie D. DayDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.0%3,283
Edward N. SmallmanRepublican
46.0%2,794
6,077 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