1990Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for Rhode Island Senate District 21
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Raymond J. Monahan (D) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Leo D. Blais (R) by 0.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Raymond J. MonahanDemocrat · winner
50.4%4,542
Leo D. BlaisRepublican · incumbent
49.6%4,473
9,015 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