1990Final results
1990 election for Rhode Island Senate District 4
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Dominick J. Ruggerio (D) won with 69.8% of the vote, defeating Henry N. Perella (Ind) by 39.6 points.
Dominick J. RuggerioDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.8%3,889
Henry N. PerellaIndependent
30.2%1,682
5,571 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