1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1988 election for Rhode Island House District 16
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Brian Kennedy (D) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Donald R. Galloway (R) by 16.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Brian KennedyDemocrat · winner
58.1%2,611
Donald R. GallowayRepublican
41.9%1,886
4,497 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET