Rhode Island's 2nd Senate district

Rhode Island's 2nd State Senate district
Senator	Ana Quezada D – Providence
Registration	57%  Democratic 7%  Republican 36%  No party preference
Demographics	9%  White 12%  Black 71%  Hispanic 4%  Asian 1%  Native American 2%  Multiracial
Population (2023 [1] )	27,732
Registered voters (May 2025 [2] )	14,297

Rhode Island's 2nd Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Rhode Island Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Ana Quezada since January 2017.

Geography

Senate District 2 contains a portion of the municipality of Providence, the state's capital and largest city. ^[3] It contains two of the most diverse neighborhoods in the city, those being Elmwood and Olneyville.

History

In 1994, voters passed a constitutional referendum shrinking the size of the Rhode Island General Assembly, with Senate membership decreasing from 50 members to 38. The changes took effect after the 2002 redistricting cycle.

List of members

• Ana Quezada (Democratic) 2017–present
• Juan Pichardo (Democratic) 2003–2017 (retired)
• John Roney (Democratic) 1995−2003
• Myrth York (Democratic) until 1995

Past election results

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results
2022	Governor	McKee 79.4 – 17.5%
2020	President	Biden 78.7 – 20.0%
	Senate	Reed 85.2 – 14.3%
2018	Senate	Whitehouse 90.8 – 8.9%
	Governor	Raimondo 81.0 – 11.4%
2016	President	Clinton 87.1 – 9.2%

2022–present

2024 Rhode Island Senate District 2 general election ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ana Quezada (inc.)	5,096	95.79%	−0.68%
	Write-in		224	4.21%	+0.68%
Total votes			5,320	100.00%
	Democratic hold

2022 Rhode Island Senate District 2 general election ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ana Quezada (inc.)	2,979	96.47%	−0.87%
	Write-in		109	3.53%	+0.87%
Total votes			3,088	100.00%
	Democratic hold

2012–2020

2020 Rhode Island Senate District 2 general election ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ana Quezada (inc.)	6,225	97.34%	−0.05%
	Write-in		170	2.66%	+0.05%
Total votes			6,395	100.00%
	Democratic hold

2018 Rhode Island Senate District 2 general election ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ana Quezada (inc.)	5,037	97.39%	+0.03%
	Write-in		135	2.61%	−0.03%
Total votes			5,172	100.00%
	Democratic hold

2016 Rhode Island Senate District 2 general election ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ana Quezada	6,417	97.36%	+0.97%
	Write-in		174	2.64%	−0.97%
Total votes			6,591	100.00%
	Democratic hold

2014 Rhode Island Senate District 2 general election ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Juan Pichardo (inc.)	4,373	96.39%	+15.02%
	Write-in		164	3.61%	+3.21%
Total votes			4,537	100.00%
	Democratic hold

2012 Rhode Island Senate District 2 general election ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Juan Pichardo (inc.)	5,132	81.37%	−5.12%
	Independent	Ramon A. Perez	715	11.34%	New
	Independent	Luis E. Pimentel	435	6.90%	New
	Write-in		25	0.40%	New
Total votes			6,307	100.00%
	Democratic hold

2002–2010

2010 Rhode Island Senate District 2 general election ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Juan Pichardo (inc.)	3,706	86.49%	−3.74%
	Republican	Robert W. Kenny III	579	13.51%	+3.74%
Total votes			4,285	100.00%
	Democratic hold

2008 Rhode Island Senate District 2 general election ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Juan Pichardo (inc.)	5,669	90.23%	+2.42%
	Republican	Brian P. Mayben	614	9.77%	−2.42%
Total votes			6,283	100.00%
	Democratic hold

2006 Rhode Island Senate District 2 general election ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Juan Pichardo (inc.)	4,223	87.81%	+0.96%
	Republican	Donald J. Roach Jr.	586	12.19%	−0.56%
Total votes			8,545	100.00%
	Democratic hold

2004 Rhode Island Senate District 2 general election ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Juan Pichardo (inc.)	4,325	86.85%	+12.61%
	Republican	Brian P. Mayben	635	12.75%	+7.16%
	Write-in		20	0.40%	New
Total votes			5,753	100.00%
	Democratic hold

2002 Rhode Island Senate District 2 general election ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Juan Pichardo	3,518	74.24%	−25.76%
	Independent	Rochelle Bates Lee	614	12.96%	New
	Independent	Pedro J. Espinal	342	7.22%	New
	Republican	Yvon Chancy	265	5.59%	New
Total votes			4,739	100.00%
	Democratic hold

Until 2000

2000 Rhode Island Senate District 2 general election ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Roney (inc.)	4,153	100.00%	+22.67%
Total votes			4,153	100.00%
	Democratic hold

1998 Rhode Island Senate District 2 general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Roney (inc.)	2,674	77.33%	−0.89%
	Green	Joshua T. Mandelbaum	775	22.41%	New
	Write-in		9	0.26%	New
Total votes			3,458	100.00%
	Democratic hold

1996 Rhode Island Senate District 2 general election ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Roney (inc.)	3,394	78.22%	+9.21%
	Republican	Michael P. English	945	21.78%	−9.21%
Total votes			4,339	100.00%
	Democratic hold

1994 Rhode Island Senate District 2 general election ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Roney	2,786	69.01%	−3.00%
	Republican	Steven Frias	1,251	30.99%	+10.22%
Total votes			4,037	100.00%
	Democratic hold

1992 Rhode Island Senate District 2 general election ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Myrth York (inc.)	4,101	72.01%	−0.69%
	Republican	Steven Frias	1,183	20.77%	−6.53%
	Independent	Michael P. English	411	7.22%	New
Total votes			5,695	100.00%
	Democratic hold

1990 Rhode Island Senate District 2 general election ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Myrth York	2,802	72.70%
	Republican	William T. Cook	1,052	27.30%
Total votes			3,854	100.00%

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