Appropriations, Children, Public Health, Aging
Bristol, Plymouth
Hamzy participated in the state's public campaign financing program.
| Whit Betts (Republican) | 4,685 | (61.6%) |
| Richard G. Covello (Democratic) | 2,750 | (36.2%) |
| Richard G. Covello (Working Families) | 169 | (2.2%) |
| 0 | (0%) |
| 0 | (0%) |
Betts won an open seat in 2010, succeeding Republican William Hamzy, who managed Betts' campaign.
Betts ran on a platform of lowering taxes and eliminating unfunded mandates.
Barnes works as director of fundraising for Indian Rock Nature Center and The Barnes Nature Center, and director of sales at Green Acres Farm in Bristol.
Betts and his wife have two children.