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1990Final results

1990 election for Rhode Island House District 49

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Leona A. Kelley (R) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating David E. Kehoe (D) by 16.6 points.

Leona A. KelleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.3%2,548
41.7%1,822
4,370 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+39.21982R+12.01984R+3.81988R+16.61990R+10.11992R+6.71996

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