1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1998 election for Rhode Island House District 51
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Peter L. Lewiss (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Mary Lou Walter (R) by 3.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Peter L. LewissDemocrat · winner
51.7%1,872
Mary Lou WalterRepublican · incumbent
48.3%1,750
3,622 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