2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2008 election for Rhode Island House District 40
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Scott M. Pollard (D) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Nicholas Gorham (R) by 1.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Scott M. PollardDemocrat · winner
50.8%3,723
Nicholas GorhamRepublican · incumbent
49.2%3,607
7,330 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET