1996Final results

1996 election for Rhode Island Senate District 39

Name: 1996 election for Rhode Island Senate District 39
Start: 1996-11-05
Location: Rhode Island

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

William V. Irons (D) won with 79.0% of the vote, defeating Paul A. Dinsmore (R) by 58.0 points.

William V. IronsDemocrat · winner · incumbent

79.0%5,616

21.0%1,493

7,109 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

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