1996Final results
1996 election for Rhode Island Senate District 15
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
James M. Donelan (D) won with 65.5% of the vote, defeating Janis E. Fisher (R) by 35.7 points.
James M. DonelanDemocrat · winner
65.5%5,059
Janis E. FisherRepublican
29.8%2,303
Paul N. NicholaIndependent
4.7%361
7,723 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