2020 Rhode Island Senate election

The 2020 Rhode Island Senate elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Rhode Island voters elected all 38 state senators. State senators serve two-year terms in the Rhode Island Senate. A primary election on September 8, 2020 determined which candidates appear on the November 3 general election ballot. All the members elected will serve in the Rhode Island General Assembly.

By district
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Retiring incumbents
Four incumbent senators (all Democrats) are not seeking reelection in 2020:


 * 1) Donna Nesselbush, District 15
 * 2) Erin Lynch Prata, District 31 (Seeking appointment to the Rhode Island Supreme Court)
 * 3) Adam Satchell, District 9
 * 4) James Sheehan, District 36

In primary
Four incumbent senators (all Democrats) sought reelection but were defeated in the September 8 primary. The defeated were all beaten by progressive challengers who saw the incumbents as too conservative for the Democratic party.


 * 1) William Conley Jr., District 18
 * 2) Betty Crowley, District 16
 * 3) Mark McKenney, District 30
 * 4) Harold Metts, District 6

District 1

 * Democratic primary


 * No other candidate filed for District 1.
 * General election

District 2

 * No other candidate filed for District 2.

District 3

 * No other candidate filed for District 3

District 4

 * Democratic primary


 * General election
 * No other candidate filed for District 4.

District 5

 * Democratic primary


 * General election
 * No other candidate filed for District 5.

District 6

 * Democratic primary


 * General election

District 7

 * No other candidate filed for District 7.

District 9

 * Democratic primary


 * General election

District 11

 * No other candidate filed for District 11.

District 12

 * No other candidate filed for District 12.

District 13

 * No other candidate filed for District 13.

District 15
Herbert Weiss
 * Democratic primary


 * General election
 * No other candidate filed for District 15.

District 16

 * Democratic primary


 * General election
 * No other candidate filed for District 16.

District 18

 * Democratic primary


 * General election
 * No other candidate filed for District 18.

District 19

 * No other candidate filed for District 19.

District 20

 * No other candidate filed for District 20.

District 21

 * No other candidate filed for District 21.

District 22

 * Democratic primary


 * General election

District 24

 * No other candidate filed for District 24.

District 25

 * No other candidate filed for District 25.

District 29

 * Democratic primary


 * General election

District 30

 * Democratic primary


 * General election
 * No other candidate filed for District 30.

District 31

 * Democratic primary


 * Republican primary


 * General election

District 32

 * No other candidate filed for District 32.
 * General election

District 33

 * No other candidate filed for District 33.

District 36

 * Democratic primary


 * General election

District 38

 * No other candidate filed for District 38.