1998Final results
1998 election for Rhode Island House District 43
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Robert A. Watson (R) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Gregory A. Degroot (D) by 22.3 points.
Robert A. WatsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.2%2,245
Gregory A. DegrootDemocrat
38.8%1,425
3,670 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