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2012Final results

2012 election for Rhode Island Senate District 8

Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island

James E. Doyle II (D) won with 75.3% of the vote, defeating Beth M. Croll (Ind) by 50.8 points.

James E. Doyle IIDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.3%6,435
Beth M. CrollIndependent
24.5%2,092
8,547 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+37.41992D+56.71994D+69.41996D+26.02010D+45.62018D+43.22020

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