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1988Final results

1988 election for Rhode Island Senate District 45

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

Richard M. Alegria (D) won with 59.5% of the vote, defeating George L. Sisson Jr. (R) by 19.0 points.

Richard M. AlegriaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.5%4,582
40.5%3,118
7,700 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+7.51983D+34.41984D+22.11986D+19.01988D+34.41990R+7.31992

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