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2012Final results

2012 election for Rhode Island Senate District 21

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

Nicholas D. Kettle (R) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Scott M. Pollard (D) by 1.5 points.

Nicholas D. KettleRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.7%6,977
49.2%6,776
13,769 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

EvenR+13.82006R+7.82008R+2.02010R+1.52012R+19.32014R+15.12016

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