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2002Final results

2002 election for Rhode Island Senate District 33

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

Lou Raptakis (D) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Jonathan K. Farnum (R) by 18.0 points.

Lou RaptakisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.4%5,639
34.4%3,705
Write-ins and other votesOther party
13.2%1,417
10,761 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+37.11994D+32.81996D+34.62000D+18.02002R+12.12010D+23.42012

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