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Rhode Island › Rhode Island State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Rhode Island State Senate District 24
Melissa Murray has no major-party opponent.
Melissa Murray has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+1: 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
- 26,017
- People per km²
- 1,992
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 16%
- White, no degree
- 48%of adults
- White 51%
- Hispanic 28%
- Black 6%
- Asian 5%
- Other / multiracial 10%
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
7,735 votes · D+15.7✓ Melissa Murray (D)57.9%
Craig J Lacouture (R)42.1%
2024 President Vote in this district
6,109 two-party votes · R+1.9 · R+0.4 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)50.9%
Kamala Harris (D)49.1%
2022
4,899 votes · D+12.8✓ Melissa A Murray (D)56.4%
Craig J Lacouture (R)43.6%
2020 Earlier district lines
7,095 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Melissa A Murray (D)95.4%
Writein (—)4.6%
2020 President Vote in this district
7,612 two-party votes · D+11.4 · D+6.9 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)55.7%
Donald Trump (R)44.3%
2016 President Vote in this district
6,679 two-party votes · D+12.3 · D+10.1 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)56.2%
Donald Trump (R)43.8%