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2002Final results

2002 election for Rhode Island Senate District 7

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

John A. Celona (D) won with 80.1% of the vote, defeating Kevin M. Nerney (R) by 60.1 points.

John A. CelonaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
80.1%8,934
Kevin M. NerneyRepublican
19.9%2,224
11,158 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+53.01983D+31.31992D+67.61996D+60.12002D+44.82004D+63.02006

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