1988Final results
1988 election for Rhode Island House District 47
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Charles T. Knowles (D) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating Andrew Dangelo (R) by 20.3 points.
Charles T. KnowlesDemocrat · winner
60.2%2,828
Andrew DangeloRepublican
39.8%1,873
4,701 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