1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1988 election for Rhode Island Senate District 13
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Thomas J. Izzo (D) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Christopher P. Buonanno (R) by 6.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Thomas J. IzzoDemocrat · winner
53.3%5,177
Christopher P. BuonannoRepublican
46.7%4,527
9,704 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