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2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated

2012 election for Rhode Island Senate District 33

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

Lou Raptakis (D) won with 61.6% of the vote, defeating Glenford J. Shibley (R) by 23.4 points.

Lou RaptakisDemocrat · winner
61.6%7,761
Glenford J. ShibleyRepublican · incumbent
38.2%4,811
12,607 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+34.62000D+18.02002R+12.12010D+23.42012D+10.92014D+9.42018

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