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2010Final results

2010 election for Rhode Island House District 16

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Peter G. Palumbo (D) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Donald Botts Jr. (R) by 8.6 points.

Peter G. PalumboDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.3%2,620
45.7%2,203
4,823 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 2010

Races before and after

EvenD+36.82000D+39.92002D+15.82004D+8.62010R+5.12014R+1.02016

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