1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1984 election for Rhode Island House District 49
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Leona A. Kelley (R) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Richard T. McGannon (D) by 12.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Leona A. KelleyRepublican · winner
56.0%2,468
Richard T. McGannonDemocrat
44.0%1,938
4,406 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1984
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET