2018Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2018 election for Rhode Island House District 46
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
John W. Lyle Jr. (R) won with 46.0% of the vote, defeating Mary Ann Shallcross-Smith (D) by 1.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
John W. Lyle Jr.Republican · winner
46.0%2,793
Mary Ann Shallcross-SmithDemocrat
44.3%2,690
John J. CullenIndependent
9.5%576
6,068 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET