2002Final results
2002 election for Rhode Island House District 16
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Peter G. Palumbo (D) won with 70.0% of the vote, defeating Michael S. Bilow (R) by 39.9 points.
Peter G. PalumboDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.0%3,543
Michael S. BilowRepublican
30.0%1,522
5,065 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 2002
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET