1996Final results
1996 election for Rhode Island Senate District 12
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
John R. Oleary (D) won with 71.5% of the vote, defeating R. Kenneth Girard (R) by 43.0 points.
John R. OlearyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.5%5,338
R. Kenneth GirardRepublican
28.5%2,129
7,467 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