1986Final results
1986 election for Rhode Island Senate District 48
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
June N. Gibbs (R) won with 62.7% of the vote, defeating Bernard F. Kane (D) by 25.4 points.
June N. GibbsRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.7%3,440
Bernard F. KaneDemocrat
37.3%2,047
5,487 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