1990Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for Rhode Island House District 59
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
John Douglas Barr II (D) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating Clifford Howarth (R) by 21.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
John Douglas Barr IIDemocrat · winner
60.9%2,907
Clifford HowarthRepublican · incumbent
39.1%1,865
4,772 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET