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1996Final results

1996 election for Rhode Island House District 1

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

John J. McCauley Jr. (D) won with 83.5% of the vote, defeating Helen Iasimone (Ind) by 67.0 points.

John J. McCauley Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
83.5%1,246
Helen IasimoneIndependent
16.5%246
1,492 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 1996

Races before and after

EvenD+55.51968D+47.71970D+38.51972D+63.01974D+71.91976D+80.11990

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