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1996Final results

1996 election for Rhode Island House District 30

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Paul V. Sherlock (D) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating Paul J. Tocco (R) by 42.8 points.

Paul V. SherlockDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.9%2,490
Paul J. ToccoRepublican
24.1%896
Claire A. BilidaOther party
9.1%337
3,723 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+39.91986D+14.11992D+19.11994D+42.81996R+13.72006R+9.02008

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