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2008Final results

2008 election for Rhode Island House District 1

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

John J. McCauley Jr. (D) won with 79.4% of the vote, defeating Daniel J. Grzych (Ind) by 58.7 points.

John J. McCauley Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
79.4%2,292
Daniel J. GrzychIndependent
20.6%596
2,888 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 2008

Races before and after

EvenD+55.51968D+47.71970D+38.51972D+63.01974D+71.91976D+80.11990

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