1990Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for Rhode Island House District 87
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Sandra M. Barone (D) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Arthur M. Read II (R) by 29.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Sandra M. BaroneDemocrat · winner
59.8%2,500
Arthur M. Read IIRepublican · incumbent
30.7%1,283
Norman E. JohnsonIndependent
9.5%398
4,181 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