2002Final results
2002 election for Rhode Island House District 5
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
John J. Desimone (D) won with 82.5% of the vote, defeating Karl M. Poirier (R) by 65.0 points.
John J. DesimoneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
82.5%2,692
Karl M. PoirierRepublican
17.5%572
3,264 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