1998Final results
1998 election for Rhode Island House District 40
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Richard E. Fleury (R) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Robert E. Rainville (D) by 24.0 points.
Richard E. FleuryRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.0%1,982
Robert E. RainvilleDemocrat
38.0%1,215
3,197 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET