1988Final results
1988 election for Rhode Island Senate District 12
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Jack Reed (D) won with 68.1% of the vote, defeating Daniel E. Whipple (R) by 36.3 points.
Jack ReedDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.1%5,761
Daniel E. WhippleRepublican
31.9%2,694
8,455 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