1986Final results
1986 election for Rhode Island Senate District 8
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
John Orabona (D) won with 76.6% of the vote, defeating Dennis J. Sousa (R) by 57.5 points.
John OrabonaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.6%3,372
Dennis J. SousaRepublican
19.1%839
Thomas Scorpio IIIIndependent
4.3%191
4,402 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