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2008 election for Rhode Island House District 66

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Joy Hearn (D) won with 55.1% of the vote, defeating Margaret E. Kane (R) by 10.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Joy HearnDemocrat · winner
55.1%4,160
44.9%3,391
7,551 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+67.91992D+42.51996R+12.42006D+10.22008D+9.02010D+21.82012

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