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2006 election for Rhode Island Senate District 32

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

David E. Bates (R) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating E. Jenny K. Flanagan (D) by 1.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

David E. BatesRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.7%6,004
49.3%5,849
11,853 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

EvenD+35.41996D+27.02002D+21.22004R+1.32006R+2.52008R+7.32010

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