1986Final results
1986 election for Rhode Island Senate District 39
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
John A. Sabatini (D) won with 73.1% of the vote, defeating Russell M. Jones (R) by 46.3 points.
John A. SabatiniDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.1%3,054
Russell M. JonesRepublican
26.9%1,122
4,176 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