2012Final results
2012 election for Rhode Island Senate District 36
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
James C. Sheehan (D) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Mariacristina C. McKendall (R) by 20.2 points.
James C. SheehanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.0%8,595
Mariacristina C. McKendallRepublican
39.8%5,697
14,327 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