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1990Final results

1990 election for Rhode Island House District 16

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Brian Kennedy (D) won with 69.6% of the vote, defeating Barton P. Jenks III (R) by 39.2 points.

Brian KennedyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.6%2,847
30.4%1,244
4,091 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 1990

Races before and after

EvenR+13.91982R+43.71984D+16.11988D+39.21990D+41.61992D+30.61996

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET