1988Final results
1988 election for Rhode Island House District 88
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Anthony J. Dimatteo (R) won re-election with 52.3% of the vote, defeating John D. Ruggeri Jr. (D) by 4.7 points.
Anthony J. DimatteoRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.3%2,587
John D. Ruggeri Jr.Democrat
47.7%2,357
4,944 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)