2018 Rhode Island Senate election

2018 Rhode Island Senate election
November 6, 2018
All 38 seats in the Rhode Island Senate
20 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Michael McCaffrey Dennis Algiere
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since March 23, 2017 January 7, 1997
Leader's seat District 29 District 38
Last election 33 5
Seats after 33 5
Seat change
Popular vote 242,177 93,049
Percentage 69.56% 26.73%
President of the Senate before election

Dominick J. Ruggerio
Democratic

Elected President of the Senate

Dominick J. Ruggerio
Democratic

The 2018 Rhode Island Senate election was held on November 6, 2018, to determine which party would control the Rhode Island Senate for the following two years. All 38 seats in the Rhode Island Senate were up for election. Prior to the election, 33 seats were held by Democrats and 5 seats were held by Republicans. The general election saw neither party gain nor lose any seats, meaning Democrats retained their majority in the State Senate.

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