1996Final results
1996 election for Rhode Island House District 97
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Maxine Shavers (D) won with 68.8% of the vote, defeating Robert B. Macdougall (R) by 37.6 points.
Maxine ShaversDemocrat · winner
68.8%1,641
Robert B. MacdougallRepublican
31.2%744
2,385 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