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1996Final results

1996 election for Rhode Island Senate District 45

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

Mary A. Parella (R) won with 76.6% of the vote, defeating Bryan Rodrigues (Oth) by 53.1 points.

Mary A. ParellaRepublican · winner · incumbent
76.6%3,843
Bryan RodriguesOther party
23.4%1,177
5,020 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

EvenD+34.41984D+22.11986D+19.01988D+34.41990R+7.31992R+37.52000

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