1996Final results
1996 election for Rhode Island House District 16
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Brian Kennedy (D) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Matthew S. Ulricksen (R) by 30.6 points.
Brian KennedyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.0%2,354
Matthew S. UlricksenRepublican
28.4%1,132
Howard M. SchafferOther party
12.7%505
3,991 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET