2008Final results
2008 election for Rhode Island House District 43
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Deb Fellela (D) won with 73.8% of the vote, defeating Karl P. Tirrell (Ind) by 47.6 points.
Deb FellelaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.8%4,469
Karl P. TirrellIndependent
26.2%1,587
6,056 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