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2006Final results

2006 election for Rhode Island House District 40

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Nicholas Gorham (R) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Patrick J. Carroll (D) by 6.1 points.

Nicholas GorhamRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.0%3,454
47.0%3,057
6,511 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 2006

Races before and after

EvenR+24.01998R+8.62000R+25.72002R+6.12006D+1.62008R+10.52010

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