2002Final results
2002 election for Rhode Island House District 40
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Nicholas Gorham (R) won with 62.8% of the vote, defeating Colette J. Matarese (D) by 25.7 points.
Nicholas GorhamRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.8%3,211
Colette J. MatareseDemocrat
37.2%1,899
5,110 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