2008Final results
2008 election for Rhode Island House District 16
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Peter G. Palumbo (D) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Michael P. McManaman (Ind) by 9.1 points.
Peter G. PalumboDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.5%3,170
Michael P. McManamanIndependent
45.5%2,642
5,812 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET