2018Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2018 election for Rhode Island House District 47
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
David Place (R) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Cale P. Keable (D) by 13.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
David PlaceRepublican · winner
56.6%2,990
Cale P. KeableDemocrat · incumbent
43.0%2,274
5,284 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET