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2004Final results

2004 election for Rhode Island Senate District 36

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

James C. Sheehan (D) won with 62.3% of the vote, defeating Robin Porter (R) by 24.6 points.

James C. SheehanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.3%8,572
Robin PorterRepublican
37.7%5,183
13,755 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

EvenD+58.41984D+51.41994D+4.22002D+24.62004D+34.32006D+25.62008

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