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1988 election for Rhode Island House District 22

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Michael A. Zanni (D) won with 63.2% of the vote, defeating Joseph L. Gerardi (R) by 26.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Michael A. ZanniDemocrat · winner
63.2%2,469
36.8%1,440
3,909 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+51.61982D+39.51984R+17.91986D+26.31988D+53.51990D+15.01992

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