Rhode Island State Senate seat · former district
Rhode Island Senate District 46
17 elections since 1968: Democrats won 15, Republicans 2.
2000 election
Nov 7, 2000- Walter Felag (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 | Walter Felag (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1998 | Walter Felag (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1996 | Karen J. Nygard (D) | Joseph J. Scanlan (R) | 20.3 |
| 1994 | Helen M. Mathieu (D) | George A. Easley (R) | 13.4 |
| 1992 | Helen M. Mathieu (D) | James E. Leary Jr. (I) | 50.6 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | Helen M. Mathieu (D) | Robert W. Mitchell Jr. (R) | 25.1 |
| 1988 | Helen M. Mathieu (D) | Eileen Gleeson (R) | 24.2 |
| 1986 | Helen M. Mathieu (D) | Robert G. Driscoll (R) | 11.2 |
| 1984 | Gardner F. Seveney (D) | Shirley A. Alves (R) | 17.5 |
| 1983 | Gardner F. Seveney (D) | David A. Pacheco (R) | 16.5 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Gardner F. Seveney (D) | D. David Walker (R) | 29.6 |
| 1978 | Gardner F. Seveney (D) | Walter J. Miska (R) | 8.8 |
| 1976 | Laurent L. Rousseau (D) | Walter J. Miska (R) | 9.7 |
| 1974 | Laurent L. Rousseau (D)Flip | Victor A. Cinotti Jr. (R) | 30.8 |
| 1972 | Anthony T. Maida (R) | Jesse T. Ferreira (D) | 3.7 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | Joseph K. Obrien (D)Flip | Hubert E. Little (R) | 5.8 |
| 1968 | Walter J. Miska (R) | Thomas H. Levesque Jr. (D) | 2.1 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)