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1996Final results

1996 election for Rhode Island Senate District 29

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

Michael J. Flynn (R) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Robert J. Esposito (D) by 14.9 points.

Michael J. FlynnRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.0%4,318
39.1%3,128
6.8%544
7,990 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

EvenR+19.91990R+19.51992R+47.61994R+14.91996R+26.41998D+2.22000

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