2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2008 election for Rhode Island House District 39
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Rodney D. Driver (D) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating David B. Hathaway (R) by 4.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Rodney D. DriverDemocrat · winner
52.2%3,695
David B. HathawayRepublican
47.8%3,385
7,080 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