Rhode Island House of Representatives seat · former district
Rhode Island House District 88
17 elections since 1968: Democrats won 10, Republicans 7.
2000 election
Nov 7, 2000 · changed party- Susan A. Story (R) · won59.3%
- May C. Grant (D)40.7%
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
Every election for this seat
17 races since 1968; the seat changed party 4 times. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Susan A. Story (R)Flip | May C. Grant (D) | 18.5 |
| 1998 | Mark B. Heffner (D) | Joel Hellmann (R) | 19.7 |
| 1996 | Mark B. Heffner (D) | Maria T. Ferri (R) | 16.4 |
| 1994 | Mark B. Heffner (D) | Joseph M. Codega (R) | 3.5 |
| 1992 | Mark B. Heffner (D) | Thomas R. Little (R) | 12.8 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | Mark Barrett (D)Flip | Joseph M. Codega (R) | 12.5 |
| 1988 | Anthony J. Dimatteo (R) | John D. Ruggeri Jr. (D) | 4.7 |
| 1986 | Anthony J. Dimatteo (R) | Ralph W. Ezoviski (D) | 28.3 |
| 1984 | Anthony J. Dimatteo (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1982 | Ann Hanson (R) | Sonya B. Bomster (D) | 32.5 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Ann Hanson (R)Flip | Dorothy D. Zimmering (D) | 11.0 |
| 1978 | Mary N. Kilmarx (D) | William H. Thurber (R) | 19.6 |
| 1976 | Mary N. Kilmarx (D) | Edwin G. Torrance (R) | 4.3 |
| 1974 | Mary N. Kilmarx (D) | Herbert U. Holmes (R) | 30.4 |
| 1972 | Leo P. McGowan (D) | Gerald H. Schryver Jr. (R) | 19.4 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | Leo P. McGowan (D)Flip | Michael A. Dorlando (R) | 8.2 |
| 1968 | Oliver L. Thompson Jr. (R) | Leo P. McGowan (D) | 20.4 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)