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2010Final results

2010 election for Rhode Island Senate District 26

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

Beatrice A. Lanzi (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Sean P. Gately (R) by 3.3 points.

Beatrice A. LanziDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.7%4,672
Sean P. GatelyRepublican
48.3%4,370
9,042 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+24.72002D+24.92004D+18.62008D+3.32010D+26.82012D+22.62020

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