1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for Rhode Island House District 21
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Michael S. Pisaturo (D) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating Paul H. Archetto (R) by 22.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Michael S. PisaturoDemocrat · winner
61.4%2,267
Paul H. ArchettoRepublican · incumbent
38.6%1,426
3,693 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