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2000Final results

2000 election for Rhode Island House District 29

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Joseph McNamara (D) won with 70.4% of the vote, defeating Paul J. Cannistra (R) by 40.8 points.

Joseph McNamaraDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.4%3,236
29.6%1,359
4,595 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 2000

Races before and after

EvenD+29.71988D+52.71990D+32.11994D+40.82000D+34.82002D+11.92004

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