2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for Rhode Island Senate District 34
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Catherine Cool Rumsey (D) won with 55.1% of the vote, defeating Francis T. Maher Jr. (R) by 10.3 points.
Catherine Cool RumseyDemocrat · winner
55.1%7,150
Francis T. Maher Jr.Republican · incumbent
44.8%5,809
12,973 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET