Rhode Island State Senate seat · former district
Rhode Island Senate District 42
17 elections since 1968: Democrats won 17, Republicans 0.
2000 election
Nov 7, 2000- Daniel Da Ponte (D) · won · incumbent100.0%
Unopposed.
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 | Daniel Da Ponte (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1998 | Daniel Da Ponte (D) | Gerald R. Lynch (I) | 37.4 |
| 1996 | Paul J. Tavares (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1994 | Paul J. Tavares (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1992 | Paul J. Tavares (D) | John A. Langlois (I) | 64.5 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | John F. Correia (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1988 | John F. Correia (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1986 | John F. Correia (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1984 | John F. Correia (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1983 | John F. Correia (D) | Edward L. Cabral (R) | 22.2 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | William A. Castro (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1978 | William A. Castro (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1976 | William A. Castro (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1974 | William A. Castro (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1972 | William A. Castro (D) | George E. Tracy (R) | 25.3 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | William A. Castro (D) | Eleanor F. Blackwell (R) | 45.2 |
| 1968 | William A. Castro (D) | John J. Clancy Jr. (R) | 29.6 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)