1990 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

1990 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
	November 6, 1990
	Sundlun: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Governor before election; Edward D. DiPrete; Republican	Elected Governor ; Bruce Sundlun; Democratic

The 1990 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990. Democratic nominee Bruce Sundlun defeated incumbent Republican Edward D. DiPrete with 74.15% of the vote.

This is the last time that an incumbent governor of Rhode Island lost re-election, as of 2022.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 11, 1990.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Bruce Sundlun, businessman
Francis X. Flaherty, Mayor of Warwick
Joseph R. Paolino Jr., Mayor of Providence

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bruce Sundlun	68,021	40.51
	Democratic	Francis X. Flaherty	53,821	32.05
	Democratic	Joseph R. Paolino Jr.	46,074	27.44
Total votes			167,916	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Edward D. DiPrete, incumbent governor
Steve White

Results

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edward D. DiPrete (incumbent)	7,644	70.77
	Republican	Steve White	3,157	29.23
Total votes			10,801	100.00

General election

Candidates

Bruce Sundlun, Democratic
Edward D. DiPrete, Republican

Results

1990 Rhode Island gubernatorial election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bruce Sundlun	264,411	74.15%
	Republican	Edward D. DiPrete (incumbent)	92,177	25.85%
Total votes			356,672	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "1990 Count Book" (PDF). Secretary of State of Rhode Island. 1990. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 2, 2018. Retrieved November 8, 2018.

[Rhode_Island-1] "1990 Count Book" (PDF). Secretary of State of Rhode Island. 1990. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 2, 2018. Retrieved November 8, 2018.

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