1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for Rhode Island Senate District 26
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Edward P. Morrone (D) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Jane B. Gencarelli (R) by 2.5 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Edward P. MorroneDemocrat · winner
51.3%4,661
Jane B. GencarelliRepublican · incumbent
48.7%4,430
9,091 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)