2000Final results
2000 election for Rhode Island Senate District 40
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Thomas R. Coderre (D) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Sandra J. Mellen (Ind) by 16.0 points.
Thomas R. CoderreDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.0%2,976
Sandra J. MellenIndependent
42.0%2,156
5,132 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