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2002Final results

2002 election for Rhode Island House District 4

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Gordon Fox (D) won with 77.7% of the vote, defeating Charles L. Smith (R) by 58.8 points.

Gordon FoxDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.7%3,618
18.9%879
3.5%161
4,658 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

EvenD+39.71990D+44.71992D+26.91996D+58.82002D+55.02004D+59.42006

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Gordon Fox (D)Charles L. Smith (R)

Also on the ballot: Jonathan Paul Wiening (Libertarian), 3.5%