2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2008 election for Rhode Island Senate District 12
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Lou DiPalma (D) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating June N. Gibbs (R) by 4.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Lou DiPalmaDemocrat · winner
52.4%6,558
June N. GibbsRepublican · incumbent
47.6%5,955
12,513 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