2008Final results
2008 election for Rhode Island Senate District 32
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
David E. Bates (R) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Lawrence J. Signore (D) by 2.5 points.
David E. BatesRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.3%6,989
Lawrence J. SignoreDemocrat
48.7%6,647
13,636 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