2000Final results
2000 election for Rhode Island House District 40
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Richard E. Fleury (R) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Robert E. Rainville (D) by 8.6 points.
Richard E. FleuryRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.3%2,193
Robert E. RainvilleDemocrat
45.7%1,847
4,040 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET