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1996Final results

1996 election for Rhode Island House District 46

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Kenneth Carter (D) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating John M. Fay (R) by 26.9 points.

Kenneth CarterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.4%1,664
John M. FayRepublican
36.6%959
2,623 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+32.01990D+11.81992D+5.71994D+26.91996R+2.92000R+9.32004

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