2002Final results
2002 election for Rhode Island Senate District 36
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
James C. Sheehan (D) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Timothy P. Haxton (R) by 4.2 points.
James C. SheehanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.1%5,999
Timothy P. HaxtonRepublican
47.9%5,510
11,509 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