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2012Final results

2012 election for Rhode Island House District 18

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Arthur Handy (D) won with 62.7% of the vote, defeating Donald R. Gendron (R) by 42.1 points.

Arthur HandyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.7%3,524
20.6%1,158
16.5%929
5,618 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenD+48.32006D+38.32008D+30.12010D+42.12012D+31.42014D+45.72026

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