1998Final results
1998 election for Rhode Island Senate District 39
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
William V. Irons (D) won with 77.7% of the vote, defeating Paul A. Dinsmore (R) by 55.4 points.
William V. IronsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.7%4,658
Paul A. DinsmoreRepublican
22.3%1,338
5,996 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