2002Final results
2002 election for Rhode Island House District 18
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Arthur Handy (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Robert J. Clarkin (R) by 13.1 points.
Arthur HandyDemocrat · winner
53.0%2,567
Robert J. ClarkinRepublican
39.9%1,931
James S. SulanowskiIndependent
7.1%344
4,842 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