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Rhode Island › Rhode Island House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Rhode Island House District 49
Veronicka Vega has no major-party opponent.
Veronicka Vega has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+3: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 15,328
- People per km²
- 1,963
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 16%
- White, no degree
- 44%of adults
- White 47%
- Hispanic 31%
- Black 7%
- Asian 5%
- Other / multiracial 9%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
3,488 votes✓ Jon D Brien (—)78.9%
Michael Disney (—)21.1%
2024 President Vote in this district
3,710 two-party votes · R+1.9 · R+0.4 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)50.9%
Kamala Harris (D)49.1%
2022
2,492 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Jon D Brien (I)51.0%
Glenn F Dusablon (D)49.0%
2020 Earlier district lines
3,393 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Steven J Lima (D)63.5%
Vincent J Bono (—)35.9%
Writein (—)0.6%
2020 President Vote in this district
4,272 two-party votes · D+16.6 · D+12.1 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)58.3%
Donald Trump (R)41.7%
2016 President Vote in this district
3,835 two-party votes · D+20.3 · D+18.1 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)60.1%
Donald Trump (R)39.9%