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2008Final results

2008 election for Rhode Island Senate District 22

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

John J. Tassoni Jr. (D) won with 61.6% of the vote, defeating David B. Bibeault (R) by 23.2 points.

John J. Tassoni Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
61.6%8,175
38.4%5,095
13,270 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+36.82002D+8.12004D+38.22006D+23.22008D+9.82010D+18.22012

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