2002Final results
2002 election for Rhode Island Senate District 2
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Juan M. Pichardo (D) won with 69.0% of the vote, defeating Rochelle Bates Lee (Ind) by 57.0 points.
Juan M. PichardoDemocrat · winner
69.0%3,518
Rochelle Bates LeeIndependent
12.0%614
Write-ins and other votesOther party
7.1%360
Pedro J. EspinalIndependent
6.7%342
Yvon ChancyRepublican
5.2%265
5,099 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