2000Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2000 election for Rhode Island Senate District 29
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
John J. Tassoni Jr. (D) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Michael J. Flynn (R) by 2.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
John J. Tassoni Jr.Democrat · winner
51.1%4,379
Michael J. FlynnRepublican · incumbent
48.9%4,188
8,567 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