2002Final results
2002 election for Rhode Island House District 32
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Melvoid J. Benson (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Laurence W. Ehrhardt (R) by 0.6 points.
Melvoid J. BensonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.3%2,881
Laurence W. EhrhardtRepublican
49.7%2,846
5,727 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