1988Final results
1988 election for Rhode Island Governor
Governor · Rhode Island
Edward Diprete (R) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Bruce G. Sundlun (D) by 1.7 points.
Edward DipreteRepublican · winner
50.8%203,550
Bruce G. SundlunDemocrat
49.2%196,936
400,486 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1988
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET