1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for Rhode Island House District 92
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Joseph N. Amaral (R) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating James F. Towers (D) by 2.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Joseph N. AmaralRepublican · winner
51.1%1,989
James F. TowersDemocrat · incumbent
48.9%1,907
3,896 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