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1988Final results

1988 election for Rhode Island House District 1

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Joseph L. Casinelli (D) won with 87.7% of the vote, defeating Thomas H. Thibedeau (Ind) by 75.4 points.

Joseph L. CasinelliDemocrat · winner · incumbent
87.7%1,636
12.3%229
1,865 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 1988

Races before and after

EvenD+55.51968D+47.71970D+38.51972D+63.01974D+71.91976D+80.11990

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