1988 general · November 8, 1988
1988 Rhode Island election results
Every race on Rhode Island's ballot in the 1988 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races155
Changed party7
Unopposed57%88 races
Incumbents defeated2
- President
- U.S. Senate
- Governors
- U.S. House
- Rhode Island State Senate
- Rhode Island House of Representatives
President
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | Michael Dukakis (D) | 11.7 |
U.S. Senate
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | John Chafee (R) | 9.2 |
Governors
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | Edward Diprete (R) | 1.7 |
U.S. House
R 2 · 1 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| RI-1 | Ronald Machtley (R) | 11.3 | Flipped |
| RI-2 | Claudine Schneider (R) | 44.2 |
Rhode Island State Senate
D 41 · R 9 · 3 changed party
Rhode Island House of Representatives
D 83 · R 17 · 3 changed party
Rhode Island
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab