2014Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2014 election for Rhode Island House District 16
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Robert B. Lancia (R) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Peter G. Palumbo (D) by 5.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Robert B. LanciaRepublican · winner
52.5%2,774
Peter G. PalumboDemocrat · incumbent
47.5%2,507
5,281 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 2014
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET