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1996Final results

1996 election for Rhode Island House District 88

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Mark B. Heffner (D) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Maria T. Ferri (R) by 16.4 points.

Mark B. HeffnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.2%2,531
Maria T. FerriRepublican
41.8%1,819
4,350 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+12.51990D+12.81992D+3.51994D+16.41996D+19.71998R+18.52000

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