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1996 Rhode Island U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1996 Rhode Island U.S. House District 2 Election?

Robert A. Weygand won the 1996 Rhode Island U.S. House District 2 Election. Robert A. Weygand received 118,827 popular votes (64.47%). The main challenger was Richard E. Wild (31.72%).

See the full head-to-head between Weygand and Wild

Weygand +32.8 pts · won by 60,369 votes
Robert A. WeygandDemocraticWINNER64.47%
118,827 votes
Richard E. WildRepublican31.72%
58,458 votes
Thomas J. RicciIndependent1.7%
3,139 votes
Gail Alison CasmanIndependent1.19%
2,199 votes
Jack D. PotterIndependent0.92%
1,695 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.