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1998Final results

1998 election for Rhode Island House District 86

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Robert D. Sullivan (D) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating Gilbert W. Medeiros (R) by 20.6 points.

Robert D. SullivanDemocrat · winner
60.3%1,794
39.7%1,181
2,975 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 1998

Races before and after

EvenD+44.31980D+27.11984D+2.41986D+24.51988D+21.71992D+20.61998

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