1986 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

1986 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

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Nominee Edward D. DiPrete Bruce Sundlun Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 208,822 104,504 Percentage 64.7% 32.4%

County results Municipality results DiPrete:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Governor before election Edward D. DiPrete Republican Elected Governor Edward D. DiPrete Republican

The 1986 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1986. Incumbent Republican Edward D. DiPrete defeated Democratic nominee Bruce Sundlun with 64.70% of the vote.

This would be the first of three consecutive races between DiPrete and Sundlun.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 9, 1986. ^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Bruce Sundlun, businessman
• Steve White

Results

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bruce Sundlun	43,120	75.33
	Democratic	Steve White	14,124	24.67
Total votes			57,244	100.00

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Edward D. DiPrete, Republican
• Bruce Sundlun, Democratic

Other candidates

• Robert J. Healey, Independent
• Tony Affigne, Independent

Results

1986 Rhode Island gubernatorial election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Edward D. DiPrete (incumbent)	208,822	64.70%
	Democratic	Bruce Sundlun	104,504	32.38%
	Independent	Robert J. Healey	5,964	1.85%
	Independent	Tony Affigne	3,481	1.08%
Majority			104,314
Turnout			322,724
	Republican hold		Swing

By county

	Edward DiPrete Republican		Bruce Sundlun Democratic		All Others
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
Bristol	10,810	64.5%	4,776	28.5%	1,183	7.1%
Kent	38,121	67.0%	17,380	30.6%	1,359	2.4%
Newport	16,542	63.3%	8,772	33.6%	807	3.1%
Providence	120,681	63.5%	64,312	33.8%	5,091	2.7%
Washington	22,668	68.8%	9,264	28.1%	1,005	3.1%

References

1. "1986 Count Book" (PDF). Secretary of State of Rhode Island. 1986. Retrieved January 11, 2019.^{[ permanent dead link ]}