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1988Final results

1988 election for Rhode Island Senate District 9

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

Charles D. Walton (D) won with 85.8% of the vote, defeating Amelio Cioffi (R) by 71.5 points.

Charles D. WaltonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
85.8%2,833
Amelio CioffiRepublican
14.2%470
3,303 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+71.11983D+63.21984D+65.31986D+71.51988D+53.81994D+78.51996

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