1990Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for Rhode Island Senate District 34
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
John W. Lyle Jr. (R) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Anthony C. Azar (D) by 12.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
John W. Lyle Jr.Republican · winner
56.2%4,734
Anthony C. AzarDemocrat · incumbent
43.8%3,684
8,418 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