2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for Rhode Island House District 46
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
William J. McManus (Ind) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating John Douglas Barr II (D) by 19.5 points.
William J. McManusIndependent · winner
59.7%3,009
John Douglas Barr IIDemocrat · incumbent
40.3%2,027
5,036 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 2002
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET