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Rhode Island House District 36
Tina L. Spears has no major-party opponent.
Tina L. Spears has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
DemocraticIncumbent
The district
Lean D+23: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 20,189
- People per km²
- 38
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 51%
- White, no degree
- 47%of adults
- White 95%
- Hispanic 2%
- Other / multiracial 2%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
7,010 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Tina L Spears (D)100.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
13,504 two-party votes · D+23.6 · D+25.1 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)61.8%
Donald Trump (R)38.2%
2022
7,677 votes · D+23.2✓ Tina L Spears (D)61.6%
John F Pacheco III (R)38.4%
2020 Earlier district lines
6,845 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Blake A Filippi (R)95.4%
Writein (—)4.6%
2020 President Vote in this district
9,511 two-party votes · D+22.3 · D+17.8 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)61.2%
Donald Trump (R)38.8%
2016 President Vote in this district
7,711 two-party votes · D+14.5 · D+12.3 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)57.2%
Donald Trump (R)42.8%