1996Final results
1996 election for Rhode Island Senate District 35
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Daniel J. Issa (D) won with 79.0% of the vote, defeating Joseph A. Cross (R) by 62.9 points.
Daniel J. IssaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.0%3,061
Joseph A. CrossRepublican
16.1%624
Wilfred R. DemeuleIndependent
4.9%191
3,876 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