1990Final results

1990 election for Rhode Island Senate District 43

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

James P. McStay (D) won with 71.6% of the vote, defeating Pamela Saintjohn (Ind) by 43.2 points.

James P. McStayDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.6%4,491
Pamela SaintjohnIndependent
28.4%1,780
6,271 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+11.31983D+18.91984D+21.01986D+50.21988D+40.91994D+49.11996

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