1988Final results
1988 election for Rhode Island House District 40
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Robert S. Tucker (D) won with 66.6% of the vote, defeating Karen S. Hart (R) by 33.2 points.
Robert S. TuckerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.6%2,875
Karen S. HartRepublican
33.4%1,443
4,318 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