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Rhode Island House of Representatives seat · former district

Rhode Island House District 81

17 elections since 1968: Democrats won 17, Republicans 0.

2000 election

Nov 7, 2000
  1. Eugene Garvey (D) · won · incumbent57.2%
  2. Martha A. Stamp (R)42.8%

Full results →

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

Every election for this seat

17 races since 1968. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.

YearWinnerRunner-upWon by
Lines first used in 1992
2000Eugene Garvey (D)Martha A. Stamp (R)14.5
1998Eugene Garvey (D)—Unopposed
1996Eugene Garvey (D)—Unopposed
1994Eugene Garvey (D)Thomas C. Depatie (R)4.4
1992Eugene Garvey (D)Barton P. Jenks III (R)5.1
Lines first used in 1982
1990Thomas E. Hodge (D)—Unopposed
1988Mary F. McMahon (D)—Unopposed
1986Mary F. McMahon (D)—Unopposed
1984Mary F. McMahon (D)—Unopposed
1982Mary F. McMahon (D)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 1972
1980Mary F. McMahon (D)—Unopposed
1978Joseph A. Capineri (D)—Unopposed
1976Joseph A. Capineri (D)Arthur Rustigan Jr. (R)33.6
1974Joseph A. Capineri (D)—Unopposed
1972John R. Galvin (D)Leo A. Pion (R)30.0
Lines first used in 1962
1970John R. Galvin (D)John P. Beagan (R)26.5
1968John R. Galvin (D)Lionel E. Bouvier (R)26.6

Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)