1996Final results
1996 election for Rhode Island Senate District 1
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Mary Ellen Goodwin (D) won with 77.3% of the vote, defeating Daniel J. Grzych (Ind) by 54.6 points.
Mary Ellen GoodwinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.3%3,032
Daniel J. GrzychIndependent
22.7%890
3,922 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