1988Final results
1988 election for Rhode Island Senate District 48
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
June N. Gibbs (R) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Robert M. Silva (D) by 19.4 points.
June N. GibbsRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.7%3,979
Robert M. SilvaDemocrat
40.3%2,687
6,666 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