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1996Final results

1996 election for Rhode Island House District 29

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Joseph McNamara (D) won with 79.7% of the vote, defeating Nancy E. Thompson (Oth) by 59.4 points.

Joseph McNamaraDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.7%2,952
20.3%751
3,703 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+33.71986D+29.71988D+52.71990D+32.11994D+40.82000D+34.82002

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