1996Final results
1996 election for Rhode Island Senate District 44
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
David E. Bates (R) won with 73.6% of the vote, defeating Matthew J. Piccerelli (Oth) by 47.3 points.
David E. BatesRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.6%4,475
Matthew J. PiccerelliOther party
26.4%1,602
6,077 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