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1988Final results

1988 election for Rhode Island Senate District 28

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

Gregory Acciardo (D) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Vilma Zanni (R) by 13.6 points.

Gregory AcciardoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.8%4,837
Vilma ZanniRepublican
43.2%3,677
8,514 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+23.91983D+2.41984D+21.11986D+13.61988D+43.81994D+44.81996

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