2012Final results
2012 election for Rhode Island Senate District 4
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Dominick J. Ruggerio (D) won with 66.3% of the vote, defeating John D. Ricottilli (Ind) by 38.8 points.
Dominick J. RuggerioDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.3%7,039
John D. RicottilliIndependent
27.6%2,924
Michael J. RollinsLibertarian
5.8%614
10,613 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