1994Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1994 election for Rhode Island's 1st District
U.S. House · Rhode Island
Patrick Kennedy (D) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Kevin Vigilante (R) by 8.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Patrick KennedyDemocrat · winner
54.1%89,832
Kevin VigilanteRepublican
45.9%76,069
165,901 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1994
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Patrick KennedyKevin Vigilante
$1.1M
Raised by the campaign
$784.3K
$1.1M
Spent by the campaign
$803.4K
$149
Cash on hand
$1.3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1994.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1994