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1990Final results

1990 election for Rhode Island House District 51

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Mary Lou Walter (R) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Robert L. Turco (D) by 17.0 points.

Mary Lou WalterRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.5%2,556
41.5%1,813
4,369 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

EvenD+11.81982R+17.31984R+37.31986R+17.01990D+3.41998D+28.42012

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