2004Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2004 election for Rhode Island House District 52
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Richard W. Singleton (R) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Thomas E. Hefner (D) by 6.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Richard W. SingletonRepublican · winner
53.2%4,137
Thomas E. HefnerDemocrat
46.8%3,641
7,778 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 2004
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET