1998Final results
1998 election for Rhode Island House District 52
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Joseph H. Scott (R) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Marguerite Bumpus (D) by 0.7 points.
Joseph H. ScottRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.3%1,812
Marguerite BumpusDemocrat
49.7%1,788
3,600 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