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.
Predictions SourceRankingAs of Governing | October 8, 2018
Retirements Democrats District 14: Daniel Da Ponte retired. District 23: Paul Fogarty retired. District 24: Marc Cote retired.
Republicans District 21: Nicholas Kettle retired. District 35: Mark Gee retired.
Defeated incumbents In primary Democrats District 5: Paul Jabour lost renomination to Sam Bell.
Closest races Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
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District 35
District 36
District 37
District 38
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