Rhode Island State Senate seat · former district
Rhode Island Senate District 48
17 elections since 1968: Democrats won 8, Republicans 9.
2000 election
Nov 7, 2000- June N. Gibbs (R) · won · incumbent69.4%
- Steven C. Aten (D)30.6%
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 1 time. 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 | June N. Gibbs (R) | Steven C. Aten (D) | 38.9 |
| 1998 | June N. Gibbs (R) | Steven C. Aten (D) | 46.3 |
| 1996 | June N. Gibbs (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1994 | June N. Gibbs (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1992 | June N. Gibbs (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | June N. Gibbs (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1988 | June N. Gibbs (R) | Robert M. Silva (D) | 19.4 |
| 1986 | June N. Gibbs (R) | Bernard F. Kane (D) | 25.4 |
| 1984 | June N. Gibbs (R)Flip | Kathleen N. Connell (D) | 1.0 |
| 1983 | Kathleen N. Connell (D) | Richard A. Cunningham Jr. (R) | 0.5 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Joseph J. Chaves (D) | Carol A. Wilson (R) | 35.1 |
| 1978 | Joseph J. Chaves (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1976 | Joseph J. Chaves (D) | Stephen P. Erickson (R) | 14.6 |
| 1974 | Joseph J. Chaves (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1972 | Joseph J. Chaves (D) | Joseph Borges Jr. (R) | 14.7 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | Joseph J. Chaves (D) | Christopher C. Corkery (R) | 13.6 |
| 1968 | Joseph J. Chaves (D) | Michael R. Corcoran (R) | 2.6 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)