2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2008 election for Rhode Island House District 46
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Mary Ann Shallcross-Smith (D) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating William J. McManus (R) by 4.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Mary Ann Shallcross-SmithDemocrat · winner
52.2%3,381
William J. McManusRepublican · incumbent
47.8%3,101
6,482 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