2000Final results
2000 election for Rhode Island Senate District 15
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
James M. Donelan (D) won with 70.6% of the vote, defeating Edward Lawrence (R) by 41.2 points.
James M. DonelanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.6%5,623
Edward LawrenceRepublican
29.4%2,341
7,964 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 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET