Elections / 1988 · Governor · RI
Rhode Island — 1988 governor election
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Akashic1988 · GovernorRhode Island · GovernorEdward D. DiPreteR+1.7
Candidates
Rhode Island 1988 governor — certified statewide results.
- Edward D. DiPrete✓Republican203,55050.8%
- Bruce SundlunDemocratic196,92549.2%
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 1988D+11.7Governor 1988R+1.7vs. baselineR+13.4
Rhode Island's 1988 governor race ran 13.4 points more Republican than the presidential race on the same ballot.
Same ballot, 1988RI
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1988 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.