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1998Final results

1998 election for Rhode Island Senate District 1

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

Mary Ellen Goodwin (D) won with 75.7% of the vote, defeating Daniel J. Grzych (Ind) by 51.3 points.

Mary Ellen GoodwinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.7%2,597
Daniel J. GrzychIndependent
24.3%835
3,432 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

EvenD+72.31974D+69.81976D+50.61984D+26.31986D+64.02002D+61.32004

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET