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1996Final results

1996 election for Rhode Island House District 26

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Robert B. Jacquard (D) won with 70.1% of the vote, defeating Dominic Shelzi (R) by 40.2 points.

Robert B. JacquardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.1%3,089
Dominic ShelziRepublican
29.9%1,319
4,408 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

EvenR+3.41990D+16.61992D+29.51994D+40.21996D+18.02004R+2.12010

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