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1988 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1988 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election?

Edward D. DiPrete won the 1988 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election. Edward D. DiPrete received 203,550 popular votes (50.8%). The main challenger was Bruce Sundlun (49.2%).

See the full head-to-head between DiPrete and Sundlun

DiPrete +1.6 pts · won by 6,625 votes
Edward D. DiPreteRepublicanWINNER50.8%
203,550 votes
Bruce SundlunDemocratic49.2%
196,925 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.