2004Final results
2004 election for Rhode Island House District 36
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Matthew J. McHugh (D) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating Forrester G. Safford (R) by 23.4 points.
Matthew J. McHughDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.7%4,482
Forrester G. SaffordRepublican
38.3%2,783
7,265 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 2004
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET