1990Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1990 election for Rhode Island Governor
Governor · Rhode Island
Bruce G. Sundlun (D) won with 74.2% of the vote, defeating Edward Diprete (R) by 48.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Bruce G. SundlunDemocrat · winner
74.2%264,411
Edward DipreteRepublican
25.8%92,177
356,588 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1990
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET