Rhode Island State Senate seat · former district
Rhode Island Senate District 40
17 elections since 1968: Democrats won 17, Republicans 0.
2000 election
Nov 7, 2000- Thomas R. Coderre (D) · won · incumbent58.0%
- Sandra J. Mellen (IND)42.0%
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
Every election for this seat
17 races since 1968. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Thomas R. Coderre (D) | Sandra J. Mellen (I) | 16.0 |
| 1998 | Thomas R. Coderre (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1996 | Thomas R. Coderre (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1994 | Thomas R. Coderre (D) | Holly J. Fournier (R) | 22.7 |
| 1992 | Harold J. Miller (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | Harold J. Miller (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1988 | Harold J. Miller (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1986 | Harold J. Miller (D) | Patrick A. Folan (R) | 31.4 |
| 1984 | Harold J. Miller (D) | Jacqueline M. Fuller (R) | 36.7 |
| 1983 | Harold J. Miller (D) | James McDonald (R) | 39.0 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Lowell W. Kinch (D) | John D. McCarthy (R) | 46.0 |
| 1978 | Lowell W. Kinch (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1976 | Albert P. Vaslet (D) | Leon E. Tetreault (R) | 40.4 |
| 1974 | Albert P. Vaslet (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1972 | Albert P. Vaslet (D) | Barbara D. Healy (R) | 15.9 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | Andrew J. Loiselle (D) | A. Denis Markley (R) | 37.8 |
| 1968 | Andrew J. Loiselle (D) | Robert R. Matthieu (R) | 43.6 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)