2002Final results
2002 election for Rhode Island Senate District 26
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Beatrice A. Lanzi (D) won with 62.4% of the vote, defeating Peter A. Paolella (R) by 24.7 points.
Beatrice A. LanziDemocrat · winner
62.4%5,572
Peter A. PaolellaRepublican
37.6%3,363
8,935 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