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1996Final results

1996 election for Rhode Island Senate District 2

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

John M. Roney (D) won with 78.2% of the vote, defeating Michael P. English (R) by 56.4 points.

John M. RoneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.2%3,394
21.8%945
4,339 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+45.41990D+51.21992D+38.01994D+56.41996D+63.82002D+74.42004

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