2000Final results
2000 election for Rhode Island Senate District 16
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Michael J. McCaffrey (D) won with 76.4% of the vote, defeating Saleh Shahid (R) by 52.9 points.
Michael J. McCaffreyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.4%6,282
Saleh ShahidRepublican
23.6%1,936
8,218 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