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1998 Rhode Island U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1998 Rhode Island U.S. House District 2 Election?

Robert A. Weygand won the 1998 Rhode Island U.S. House District 2 Election. Robert A. Weygand received 110,917 popular votes (72%). The main challenger was John O. Matson (24.78%).

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

Weygand +47.2 pts · won by 72,747 votes
Robert A. WeygandDemocraticWINNER72%
110,917 votes
John O. MatsonRepublican24.78%
38,170 votes
Timothy L. MillerReform3.17%
4,877 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.