2010Final results
2010 election for Rhode Island Senate District 32
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
David E. Bates (R) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Jim Hasenfus (D) by 7.3 points.
David E. BatesRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.6%5,930
Jim HasenfusDemocrat
46.4%5,127
11,057 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