2008Final results
2008 election for Rhode Island Senate District 23
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Paul W. Fogarty (D) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Scott P. Rabideau (R) by 17.3 points.
Paul W. FogartyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.7%7,735
Scott P. RabideauRepublican
41.3%5,452
13,187 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