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1986Final results

1986 election for Rhode Island Senate District 45

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

Richard M. Alegria (D) won with 61.1% of the vote, defeating Frances S. Demopulos (R) by 22.1 points.

Richard M. AlegriaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.1%3,516
38.9%2,241
5,757 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

EvenD+0.91980D+7.51983D+34.41984D+22.11986D+19.01988D+34.41990

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET