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2010Final results

2010 election for Rhode Island Senate District 21

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

Nicholas D. Kettle (R) won with 39.6% of the vote, defeating Anthony J. Colaluca (D) by 2.0 points.

Nicholas D. KettleRepublican · winner
39.6%4,623
37.5%4,385
John R. AssaloneIndependent
22.9%2,678
11,686 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+58.82004R+13.82006R+7.82008R+2.02010R+1.52012R+19.32014

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