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Rhode Island › Rhode Island State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Rhode Island State Senate District 37
Virginia Susan Sosnowski has no major-party opponent.
Virginia Susan Sosnowski has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+35: 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
- 32,073
- People per km²
- 206
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 60%
- White, no degree
- 36%of adults
- White 85%
- Hispanic 6%
- Black 3%
- Asian 4%
- Other / multiracial 3%
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
12,873 votes · D+32.3✓ Virginia S Sosnowski (D)66.2%
Raymond E Gardner (R)33.8%
2024 President Vote in this district
12,173 two-party votes · D+33.3 · D+34.8 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)66.6%
Donald Trump (R)33.4%
2022
10,513 votes · D+32.7✓ Virginia S Sosnowski (D)57.8%
Raymond E Gardner (R)29.3%
Anita Nortonjacobson (I)12.9%
2020 Earlier district lines
14,633 votes · D+38.9✓ Virginia S Sosnowski (D)69.2%
David A Tacey (R)30.4%
2020 President Vote in this district
13,613 two-party votes · D+39.5 · D+34.9 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)69.7%
Donald Trump (R)30.3%
2016 President Vote in this district
11,135 two-party votes · D+31.9 · D+29.7 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)65.9%
Donald Trump (R)34.1%