1988Final results
1988 election for Rhode Island Senate District 11
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
David Sholes (D) won with 64.4% of the vote, defeating Paul H. Archetto (R) by 28.8 points.
David SholesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.4%5,295
Paul H. ArchettoRepublican
35.6%2,929
8,224 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