1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for Rhode Island House District 52
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Joseph H. Scott (R) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Marguerite Bumpus (D) by 0.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Joseph H. ScottRepublican · winner
50.3%2,196
Marguerite BumpusDemocrat · incumbent
49.7%2,173
4,369 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