2000Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2000 election for Rhode Island House District 49
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
John Patrick Shanley Jr. (D) won with 68.8% of the vote, defeating Robert B. Votava (R) by 37.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
John Patrick Shanley Jr.Democrat · winner
68.8%3,157
Robert B. VotavaRepublican
31.2%1,433
4,590 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