Rhode Island State Senate seat · former district
Rhode Island Senate District 43
17 elections since 1968: Democrats won 13, Republicans 4.
2000 election
Nov 7, 2000- Michael J. Damiani (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; the seat changed party 2 times. 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 | Michael J. Damiani (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1998 | Michael J. Damiani (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1996 | Michael J. Damiani (D) | Joseph A. Botelho Jr. (R) | 49.1 |
| 1994 | James P. McStay (D) | Gilbert W. Medeiros (R) | 40.9 |
| 1992 | James P. McStay (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | James P. McStay (D) | Pamela Saintjohn (I) | 43.2 |
| 1988 | James P. McStay (D) | Richard H. Lund (R) | 50.2 |
| 1986 | James P. McStay (D) | Patrick Scanlon (R) | 21.0 |
| 1984 | James P. McStay (D)Flip | Theodore S. Edington (R) | 18.9 |
| 1983 | Theodore S. Edington (R) | William A. Bowen (D) | 11.3 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | William A. Bowen (D) | Richard H. Lund (R) | 33.9 |
| 1978 | William A. Bowen (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1976 | William A. Bowen (D) | Jacob Harpootain (R) | 9.9 |
| 1974 | William A. Bowen (D)Flip | Calvin C. Dykeman (R) | 6.7 |
| 1972 | Calvin C. Dykeman (R) | William A. Bowen (D) | 7.7 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | Calvin C. Dykeman (R) | Antonio Saobento Jr. (D) | 3.8 |
| 1968 | Calvin C. Dykeman (R) | Stephen F. Mullen (D) | 0.6 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)