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2008Final results

2008 election for Rhode Island Senate District 13

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

M. Teresa Paiva-Weed (D) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating Donna J. Perry (R) by 28.5 points.

M. Teresa Paiva-WeedDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.2%7,369
Donna J. PerryRepublican
35.8%4,103
11,472 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

EvenD+28.41994D+48.62002D+53.52004D+28.52008D+32.02010D+40.42012

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