1996Final results
1996 election for Rhode Island Senate District 46
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Karen J. Nygard (D) won with 49.9% of the vote, defeating Joseph J. Scanlan (R) by 20.3 points.
Karen J. NygardDemocrat · winner
49.9%3,929
Joseph J. ScanlanRepublican
29.6%2,333
Mario CanarioIndependent
20.5%1,616
7,878 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