1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1994 election for Rhode Island House District 59
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Charles E. McDevitt (R) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating John Douglas Barr II (D) by 1.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Charles E. McDevittRepublican · winner
50.8%2,568
John Douglas Barr IIDemocrat · incumbent
49.2%2,490
5,058 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET