1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for Rhode Island House District 59
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
John Douglas Barr II (D) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Charles E. McDevitt (R) by 17.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
John Douglas Barr IIDemocrat · winner
58.6%3,014
Charles E. McDevittRepublican · incumbent
41.4%2,133
5,147 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