1998Final results
1998 election for Rhode Island Senate District 27
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Paul W. Fogarty (D) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating M. Jeffry Schanck (R) by 23.6 points.
Paul W. FogartyDemocrat · winner
53.9%2,958
M. Jeffry SchanckRepublican
30.3%1,664
Mary E. RyanIndependent
15.7%863
5,485 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