1998Final results
1998 election for Rhode Island House District 59
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
John Douglas Barr II (D) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Charles E. McDevitt (R) by 19.1 points.
John Douglas Barr IIDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.9%2,529
Charles E. McDevittRepublican
35.8%1,650
Robert K. Leahy Jr.Reform
9.3%426
4,605 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