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2006Final results

2006 election for Rhode Island Senate District 36

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

James C. Sheehan (D) won with 67.1% of the vote, defeating William J. Connelly (R) by 34.3 points.

James C. SheehanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.1%8,480
32.9%4,152
12,632 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+51.41994D+4.22002D+24.62004D+34.32006D+25.62008D+16.22010

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