2008Final results
2008 election for Rhode Island Senate District 1
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Mary Ellen Goodwin (D) won with 84.9% of the vote, defeating Anthony F. Demings (R) by 69.8 points.
Mary Ellen GoodwinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
84.9%5,631
Anthony F. DemingsRepublican
15.1%1,003
6,634 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