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2012Final results

2012 election for Rhode Island House District 51

Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island

Bob Phillips (D) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Christopher M. Roberts (R) by 28.4 points.

Bob PhillipsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.7%2,805
35.3%1,554
Write-ins and other votesOther party
1.0%46
4,405 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+11.81982R+17.31984R+37.31986R+17.01990D+3.41998D+28.42012

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