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1990 Rhode Island U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1990 Rhode Island U.S. House District 1 Election?

Ronald K. Machtley won the 1990 Rhode Island U.S. House District 1 Election. Ronald K. Machtley received 89,963 popular votes (55.16%). The main challenger was J. Scott Wolf (44.84%).

See the full head-to-head between Machtley and Wolf

Machtley +10.3 pts · won by 16,832 votes
Ronald K. MachtleyRepublicanWINNER55.16%
89,963 votes
J. Scott WolfDemocratic44.84%
73,131 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.