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1996Final results

1996 election for Rhode Island Senate District 5

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

Catherine Graziano (D) won with 74.4% of the vote, defeating Peter Iacobucci (R) by 48.9 points.

Catherine GrazianoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.4%5,344
Peter IacobucciRepublican
25.6%1,834
7,178 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+70.31978D+66.61986D+39.71994D+48.91996D+58.82006D+58.12024

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