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1988Final results

1988 election for Rhode Island Senate District 20

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

Jennie D. Day (D) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating George H. Proffitt (R) by 20.4 points.

Jennie D. DayDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.2%4,714
39.8%3,116
7,830 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

EvenD+2.41983D+5.51984D+8.01986D+20.41988D+20.71990D+27.71992

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET