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1996Final results

1996 election for Rhode Island Senate District 19

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

Stephen D. Alves (D) won with 77.1% of the vote, defeating Harris M. Vederman (R) by 54.2 points.

Stephen D. AlvesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.1%4,893
22.9%1,454
6,347 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

EvenD+27.61990R+7.21992D+30.71994D+54.21996D+49.11998D+29.42000

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET