1996Final results
1996 election for Rhode Island Senate District 49
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
M. Teresa Paiva-Weed (D) won with 74.2% of the vote, defeating William E. Burns (R) by 48.5 points.
M. Teresa Paiva-WeedDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.2%4,236
William E. BurnsRepublican
25.8%1,470
5,706 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