2018Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2018 election for Rhode Island Senate District 23
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
Jessica de la Cruz (R) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Kevin D. Heitke (D) by 11.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Jessica de la CruzRepublican · winner
55.4%6,217
Kevin D. HeitkeDemocrat
44.4%4,983
11,212 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