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1990Final results

1990 election for Rhode Island Senate District 30

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

Paul S. Kelly (D) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating James K. Salome (R) by 13.8 points.

Paul S. KellyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.9%4,115
James K. SalomeRepublican
43.1%3,117
7,232 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

EvenR+10.51983D+11.21984D+34.21986D+13.81990D+36.61996D+21.22000

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