2002Final results
2002 election for Rhode Island Senate District 35
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
J. Michael Lenihan (D) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating William H. Gilbert (R) by 26.9 points.
J. Michael LenihanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.4%6,658
William H. GilbertRepublican
36.6%3,839
10,497 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