1990Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1990 election for Rhode Island House District 48
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Donald J. Lally Jr. (D) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Gerald A. Donovan (R) by 17.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Donald J. Lally Jr.Democrat · winner
58.8%2,307
Gerald A. DonovanRepublican
41.2%1,616
3,923 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 1990
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET