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1988Final results

1988 election for Rhode Island Senate District 27

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

Joan R. Wiesner (R) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Richard A. Aubin (D) by 21.1 points.

Joan R. WiesnerRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.5%4,326
39.5%2,820
7,146 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

EvenR+1.01983R+22.31984R+24.61986R+21.11988D+11.81990D+47.81992

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