1996Final results
1996 election for Rhode Island Senate District 22
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
J. Michael Lenihan (D) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Mary C. Blythe (R) by 4.9 points.
J. Michael LenihanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.4%4,965
Mary C. BlytheRepublican
47.6%4,504
9,469 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