1990Final results
1990 election for Rhode Island Senate District 3
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Rhoda E. Perry (D) won with 78.9% of the vote, defeating W. Thomas Erskine (Ind) by 57.8 points.
Rhoda E. PerryDemocrat · winner
78.9%5,086
W. Thomas ErskineIndependent
21.1%1,361
6,447 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