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1990Final results

1990 election for Rhode Island House District 2

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Paul E. Moura (D) won with 72.6% of the vote, defeating James P. McLaughlin (R) by 45.2 points.

Paul E. MouraDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.6%1,481
27.4%559
2,040 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

EvenD+7.31978D+40.51980D+43.31984D+45.21990D+64.92004D+68.82016

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