Elections / 1986 · Governor · RI
Rhode Island — 1986 governor election
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Akashic1986 · GovernorRhode Island · GovernorEdward D. DiPreteR+33.3
Candidates
Rhode Island 1986 governor — certified statewide results.
- Edward D. DiPrete✓Republican208,82266.6%
- Bruce SundlunDemocratic104,50433.4%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 1984R+3.6Governor 1986R+33.3vs. baselineR+29.6
Rhode Island's 1986 governor race ran 29.6 points more Republican than its 1984 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1986RI
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1986 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.