2010Final results
2010 election for Rhode Island House District 5
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
John J. Desimone (D) won with 75.7% of the vote, defeating Mark Garofalo (R) by 51.5 points.
John J. DesimoneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.7%2,298
Mark GarofaloRepublican
24.3%736
3,034 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