1996Final results
1996 election for Rhode Island House District 49
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Leona A. Kelley (R) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating John Barrett (D) by 6.7 points.
Leona A. KelleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.4%2,359
John BarrettDemocrat
46.6%2,061
4,420 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