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1994Final results

1994 election for Rhode Island House District 45

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Melvoid J. Benson (D) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating A. Donald Steinman (R) by 27.5 points.

Melvoid J. BensonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.7%2,557
36.3%1,455
4,012 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 1994

Races before and after

EvenR+14.51988D+12.91990D+30.61992D+27.51994D+9.32004D+33.72010

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