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2006Final results

2006 election for Rhode Island House District 5

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

John J. Desimone (D) won with 83.3% of the vote, defeating Ramiro Fernandez (R) by 66.7 points.

John J. DesimoneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
83.3%2,934
16.7%587
3,521 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 2006

Races before and after

EvenD+74.52000D+65.02002D+56.62004D+66.72006D+51.52010D+45.82016

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET