1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for Rhode Island Senate District 25
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Donna M. Walsh (D) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating W. M. Sullivan (R) by 6.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Donna M. WalshDemocrat · winner
53.4%4,216
W. M. SullivanRepublican · incumbent
46.5%3,673
John TurnbullIndependent
0.1%10
7,899 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET