2000Final results
2000 election for Rhode Island Senate District 22
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
J. Michael Lenihan (D) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating S. G. Payne (R) by 28.3 points.
J. Michael LenihanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.2%6,562
S. G. PayneRepublican
35.8%3,664
10,226 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