2010Final results
2010 election for Rhode Island House District 45
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Rene R. Menard (D) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Larry Shetler (R) by 33.7 points.
Rene R. MenardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.1%2,889
Larry ShetlerRepublican
23.4%1,185
Colleen I. ScanlanIndependent
19.5%988
5,062 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET