1990Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for Rhode Island Senate District 22
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
J. Michael Lenihan (D) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Robert A. Watson (R) by 2.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
J. Michael LenihanDemocrat · winner
51.0%4,598
Robert A. WatsonRepublican · incumbent
49.0%4,420
9,018 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1990
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET