1990Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for Rhode Island Senate District 27
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Charles J. Fogarty (D) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Joan R. Wiesner (R) by 11.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Charles J. FogartyDemocrat · winner
55.9%4,110
Joan R. WiesnerRepublican · incumbent
44.1%3,240
7,350 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