Elections
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- 1994 When District 29 Democratic Representative James Langevin ran for Secretary of State of Rhode Island and left the seat open, McNamara won the three-way September 13, 1994 Democratic Primary and won the November 8, 1994 General election with 2,802 votes (66.1%) against Republican nominee Ernest Young. [2]
- 1996 McNamara was unopposed for the September 10, 1996 Democratic Primary, winning with 766 votes [3] and won the November 5, 1996 General election with 2,952 votes (79.7%) against Cool Moose Party candidate Nancy Thompson, [4] one of his Democratic Primary opponents from 1994.
- 1998 McNamara and returning challenger Nancy Thompson both won their September 15, 1998 primaries, [5] setting up a rematch; McNamara won the November 3, 1998 General election with 2,730 votes (77.7%) against Thompson. [6]
- 2000 McNamara was unopposed for the September 12, 2000 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,095 votes [7] and won the November 7, 2000 General election with 3,321 votes (70.2%) against Republican nominee Paul Cannistra. [8]
- 2002 Redistricted to District 19, and with incumbent Representative Aisha Abdullah-Odiase leaving the Legislature, McNamara and returning 2000 Republican challenger Paul Cannistra were both unopposed for their September 10, 2002 primaries, [9] setting up a rematch; McNamara won the three-way November 5, 2002 General election with 3,090 votes (56.1%) against Cannistra and former state Senator Edward Lawrence, running as an Independent. [10]
- 2004 McNamara was unopposed for both the September 14, 2004 Democratic Primary, winning with 347 votes [11] and the November 2, 2004 General election, winning with 4,912 votes. [12]
- 2006 McNamara was unopposed for both the September 12, 2006 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,047 votes [13] and the November 7, 2006 General election, winning with 5,098 votes. [14]
- 2008 McNamara was unopposed for the September 9, 2008 Democratic Primary, winning with 530 votes [15] and won the November 4, 2008 General election with 4,598 votes (68.7%) against Republican nominee Robert Paquin. [16]
- 2010 McNamara was unopposed for the September 23, 2010 Democratic Primary, winning with 928 votes, [17] and won the three-way November 2, 2010 General election with 3,309 votes (59.7%) against Republican nominee Maureen O'Gorman and Moderate candidate Anthony Dubois. [18]
- 2012 McNamara was unopposed for both the September 11, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,258 votes [19] and the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 5,546 votes. [20]
- In 2014, McNamara was elected chair of the Rhode Island Democratic Party, succeeding Grace Diaz [21]
McNamara announced Rhode Island's votes in the roll call at the 2020 Democratic National Convention where he also promoted the state's seafood industry. [22]