2008Final results
2008 election for Rhode Island Senate District 34
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Francis T. Maher Jr. (R) won with 78.4% of the vote, defeating Jonathan R. Osborne (Soc) by 56.8 points.
Francis T. Maher Jr.Republican · winner
78.4%9,052
Jonathan R. OsborneSocialist
21.6%2,494
11,546 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