1988Final results
1988 election for Rhode Island Senate District 23
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Paul P. Pederzani III (D) won with 68.1% of the vote, defeating Jerry E. Burchette (R) by 36.1 points.
Paul P. Pederzani IIIDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.1%6,000
Jerry E. BurchetteRepublican
31.9%2,817
8,817 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