Rhode Island 2012 legislative election results

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Rhode Island State Senate Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Rhode Island State Senate 2012 elections. For results in individual contests see our Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2012 page. The following is a breakdown of the state senate before and after the election:

Rhode Island State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	29	32
	Republican Party	8	5
	Independent	1	1
Total		38	38

What You'll See on This Page

This page will display the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents running on November 6
• Defeated incumbents
• Challengers who defeated an incumbent
• Newly elected senators
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State Senate Overview:

• A total of 38 of the state's Senate seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbents

Incumbents running in November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents running on the November 6 general election ballot:

1. Bethany Moura
2. Christopher Ottiano
3. Daniel Da Ponte
4. David Bates, Rhode Island Senator
5. Dawson Hodgson
6. Dennis Algiere
7. Dominick Ruggerio
8. Donna Nesselbush
9. Edward O'Neill
10. Elizabeth Crowley
11. Erin Lynch
12. Francis Maher, Jr.
13. Frank Ciccone
14. Frank Lombardo III
15. Glenford Shibley
16. Hanna Gallo
17. Harold Metts
18. James Doyle (Rhode Island)
19. James Sheehan
20. Joshua Miller
21. Juan Pichardo
22. Louis DiPalma
23. M. Teresa Paiva-Weed
24. Marc Cote
25. Maryellen Goodwin
26. Michael McCaffrey
27. Nicholas Kettle
28. Paul Fogarty
29. Paul Jabour
30. Roger Picard
31. V. Susan Sosnowski
32. Walter Felag
33. William Walaska

Incumbents defeated

The followings is a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Bethany Moura	Republican	Rhode Island Senate District 19
Francis Maher, Jr.	Republican	Rhode Island Senate District 34
Glenford Shibley	Republican	Rhode Island Senate District 33

Primary election

Candidate	Party	District
Michael Pinga	Democratic	Rhode Island Senate District 9

Challengers who beat an incumbent

The following is a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Adam J. Satchell	Democratic	Rhode Island State Senate District 9
Catherine Cool Rumsey	Democratic	Rhode Island State Senate District 34
Leonidas Raptakis	Democratic	Rhode Island State Senate District 33
Ryan Pearson	Democratic	Rhode Island State Senate District 19

Primary election

Results will display after the election on November 6.

New State Senators and General Election Winners

Newly elected senators

The following list will display the newly-elected members of the Rhode Island State Senate:

Democratic

1. Adam J. Satchell
2. Catherine Cool Rumsey
3. Frank Lombardi
4. Gayle Goldin
5. Leonidas Raptakis
6. Ryan Pearson
7. Steve Archambault
8. William Conley

Republican

Results will display after the election on November 6.

Open Seat Winners

The following will display a list of candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

1. Frank Lombardi
2. Gayle Goldin
3. Steve Archambault
4. William Conley

Republican

Results will display after the election on November 6.

Candidates who won election

The following will be a list of all candidates elected to the Rhode Island State Senate:

Democratic

1. Adam J. Satchell
2. Catherine Cool Rumsey
3. Daniel Da Ponte
4. Dominick Ruggerio
5. Donna Nesselbush
6. Elizabeth Crowley
7. Erin Lynch
8. Frank Ciccone
9. Frank Lombardi
10. Frank Lombardo III
11. Gayle Goldin
12. Hanna Gallo
13. Harold Metts
14. James Doyle (Rhode Island)
15. James Sheehan
16. Joshua Miller
17. Juan Pichardo
18. Leonidas Raptakis
19. Louis DiPalma
20. M. Teresa Paiva-Weed
21. Marc Cote
22. Maryellen Goodwin
23. Michael McCaffrey
24. Paul Fogarty
25. Paul Jabour
26. Roger Picard
27. Ryan Pearson
28. Steve Archambault
29. V. Susan Sosnowski
30. Walter Felag
31. William Conley
32. William Walaska

Republican

1. Christopher Ottiano
2. David Bates, Rhode Island Senator
3. Dawson Hodgson
4. Dennis Algiere
5. Nicholas Kettle

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates will not face major party competition:

Democratic

1. Daniel Da Ponte
2. Dominick Ruggerio
3. Donna Nesselbush
4. Elizabeth Crowley
5. Erin Lynch
6. Frank Ciccone
7. Frank Lombardo III
8. Gayle Goldin
9. James Doyle (Rhode Island)
10. Juan Pichardo
11. Louis DiPalma
12. Maryellen Goodwin
13. Michael McCaffrey
14. Paul Jabour
15. Roger Picard
16. Walter Felag
17. William Conley

Republican

1. Christopher Ottiano
2. David Bates, Rhode Island Senator
3. Dennis Algiere

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who are running in 2012:

1. Aram G. Garabedian
2. Arthur J. Groh Jr.
3. Beth M Croll
4. Catherine E. Graziano
5. Derek M. Meiklejohn
6. Edward O'Neill
7. John Ricottilli
8. Luis E. Pimentel
9. Michael J. Rollins
10. Nicholas S. Gelfuso
11. Ramon A. Perez
12. Robert P. Venturini
13. Steven T. Orsini

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Rhode Island State House Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Rhode Island House of Representatives elections in 2012. For results in individual contests, see our Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2012. The following is a breakdown of the state house before and after the election:

Rhode Island House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	65	69
	Republican Party	10	6
Total		75	75

What You'll See on This Page

This page will display the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents running on November 6
• Defeated incumbents
• Challengers who defeated an incumbent
• Newly elected representatives
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State House Overview

• All 75 of the state's House seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbency Analysis

Incumbents who ran on November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who are running on the November 6 general election ballot:

1. Agostinho Silva
2. Anastasia Williams
3. Arthur Corvese
4. Arthur Handy
5. Brian Kennedy
6. Brian Newberry
7. Cale Keable
8. Charlene Lima
9. Christopher Blazejewski
10. Daniel Reilly
11. David Bennett
12. Deborah Fellela
13. Deborah Ruggiero
14. Donald Lally, Jr.
15. Donna Walsh
16. Doreen Costa
17. Edith Ajello
18. Eileen Naughton
19. Elaine Coderre
20. Frank Ferri
21. Gordon Fox
22. Grace Diaz
23. Helio Melo
24. J. Patrick O'Neill
25. James McLaughlin
26. Jan Malik
27. Jared Nunes
28. Jeremiah O'Grady
29. John Carnevale
30. John DeSimone
31. John Edwards, Rhode Island Representative
32. Joseph McNamara
33. Joseph Trillo
34. Joy Hearn
35. Karen MacBeth
36. Larry Valencia
37. Laurence Ehrhardt
38. Lisa Baldelli-Hunt
39. Lisa Tomasso
40. Maria Cimini
41. Mary Messier
42. Michael Chippendale
43. Michael Marcello
44. Nicholas Mattiello
45. Patricia Morgan
46. Patricia Serpa
47. Peter Martin
48. Peter Palumbo
49. Raymond Gallison, Jr.
50. Raymond Hull
51. Raymond Johnston Jr.
52. Robert Jacquard
53. Robert Phillips
54. Samuel Azzinaro
55. Scott Guthrie
56. Scott Slater
57. Spencer Dickinson
58. Stephen Ucci
59. Teresa Tanzi
60. Thomas Winfield
61. William San Bento, Jr.

Incumbents defeated

The followings will display a a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Daniel Reilly	Republican	Rhode Island House of Representatives District 72
Laurence Ehrhardt	Republican	Rhode Island House of Representatives District 32

Primary election

Candidate	Party	District
Jon Brien	Democratic	Rhode Island House of Representatives District 50
Leo Medina	Democratic	Rhode Island House of Representatives District 12
Michael Tarro	Democratic	Rhode Island House of Representatives District 8
Peter Petrarca	Democratic	Rhode Island House of Representatives District 44
Rene Menard	Democratic	Rhode Island House of Representatives District 45

Challengers who beat an incumbent

The following will display a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Gregory Costantino	Democratic	Rhode Island House of Representatives District 44
John Lombardi	Democratic	Rhode Island House of Representatives 8
Joseph Almeida	Democratic	Rhode Island House of Representatives District 12
K. Joseph Shekarchi	Democratic	Rhode Island House of Representatives 23
Kenneth Marshall	Democratic	Rhode Island House of Representatives District 68
Linda Dill Finn	Democratic	Rhode Island House of Representatives District 72
Mia Ackerman	Democratic	Rhode Island House of Representatives District 45
Robert Craven	Democratic	Rhode Island House of Representatives 32
Stephen Casey (Rhode Island)	Democratic	Rhode Island House of Representatives District 50
Thomas Palangio	Democratic	Rhode Island House of Representatives 3
William O'Brien (Rhode Island)	Democratic	Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 54

Primary election

No candidates have been added to this category yet.

New Representatives and General Election Winners

Newly elected representatives

The following will list the newly-elected members of the Rhode Island House of Representatives:

Democratic

1. Dennis Canario
2. Gregg Amore
3. Gregory Costantino
4. John Lombardi
5. Joseph Almeida
6. K. Joseph Shekarchi
7. Katherine Kazarian
8. Kenneth Marshall
9. Linda Dill Finn
10. Marvin Abney
11. Mia Ackerman
12. Robert Craven
13. Stephen Casey (Rhode Island)
14. Thomas Palangio
15. William O'Brien (Rhode Island)

Republican

1. Antonio Giarrusso

Open Seat Winners

The following will list candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

1. Dennis Canario
2. Gregg Amore
3. Katherine Kazarian
4. Marvin Abney

Republican

1. Antonio Giarrusso

Candidates who won election

The following will list all candidates elected to the Rhode Island House of Representatives in 2012:

Democratic

1. Agostinho Silva
2. Anastasia Williams
3. Arthur Corvese
4. Arthur Handy
5. Brian Kennedy
6. Cale Keable
7. Charlene Lima
8. Christopher Blazejewski
9. David Bennett
10. Deborah Fellela
11. Deborah Ruggiero
12. Dennis Canario
13. Donald Lally, Jr.
14. Donna Walsh
15. Edith Ajello
16. Eileen Naughton
17. Elaine Coderre
18. Frank Ferri
19. Gordon Fox
20. Grace Diaz
21. Gregg Amore
22. Gregory Costantino
23. Helio Melo
24. J. Patrick O'Neill
25. James McLaughlin
26. Jan Malik
27. Jared Nunes
28. Jeremiah O'Grady
29. John Carnevale
30. John DeSimone
31. John Edwards, Rhode Island Representative
32. John Lombardi
33. Joseph Almeida
34. Joseph McNamara
35. Joy Hearn
36. K. Joseph Shekarchi
37. Karen MacBeth
38. Katherine Kazarian
39. Kenneth Marshall
40. Larry Valencia
41. Linda Dill Finn
42. Lisa Baldelli-Hunt
43. Lisa Tomasso
44. Maria Cimini
45. Marvin Abney
46. Mary Messier
47. Mia Ackerman
48. Michael Marcello
49. Nicholas Mattiello
50. Patricia Serpa
51. Peter Martin
52. Peter Palumbo
53. Raymond Gallison, Jr.
54. Raymond Hull
55. Raymond Johnston Jr.
56. Robert Craven
57. Robert Jacquard
58. Robert Phillips
59. Samuel Azzinaro
60. Scott Guthrie
61. Scott Slater
62. Spencer Dickinson
63. Stephen Casey (Rhode Island)
64. Stephen Ucci
65. Teresa Tanzi
66. Thomas Palangio
67. Thomas Winfield
68. William O'Brien (Rhode Island)
69. William San Bento, Jr.

Republican

1. Antonio Giarrusso
2. Brian Newberry
3. Doreen Costa
4. Joseph Trillo
5. Michael Chippendale
6. Patricia Morgan

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates will not face major party competition:

Democratic

1. Agostinho Silva
2. Anastasia Williams
3. Arthur Corvese
4. Brian Kennedy
5. Charlene Lima
6. Christopher Blazejewski
7. David Bennett
8. Deborah Fellela
9. Dennis Canario
10. Edith Ajello
11. Eileen Naughton
12. Elaine Coderre
13. Frank Ferri
14. Gordon Fox
15. Helio Melo
16. J. Patrick O'Neill
17. James McLaughlin
18. Jared Nunes
19. John Carnevale
20. John DeSimone
21. John Edwards, Rhode Island Representative
22. John Lombardi
23. Joseph Almeida
24. Joseph McNamara
25. Karen MacBeth
26. Katherine Kazarian
27. Lisa Baldelli-Hunt
28. Maria Cimini
29. Marvin Abney
30. Mary Messier
31. Mia Ackerman
32. Peter Martin
33. Peter Palumbo
34. Raymond Gallison, Jr.
35. Raymond Hull
36. Raymond Johnston Jr.
37. Samuel Azzinaro
38. Stephen Casey (Rhode Island)
39. Stephen Ucci

Republican

1. Joseph Trillo

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates running in 2012:

1. Daniel J. Grzych
2. Eugene Saveory
3. Francisco L. Gonzalez
4. James Gillen
5. John Perkins Jr.
6. Joseph Botelho Jr.
7. Karin Gorman
8. Kenneth Amoriggi II
9. Kevin J. Mcdonough
10. Kevin Prescott
11. Lance Mantia
12. Lee Grossguth
13. Linda Thibault
14. Mark Binder
15. Mark Stoutzenberger
16. Mary Ann Shallcross Smith
17. Michael Moniz
18. Paul DiDomenico

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National Partisan Trends

The following tables will detail the partisan breakdown of national election results.

Incumbents who were defeated in the general election

In the 44 states with elections, there were 4,534 incumbents who ran in the general election. The following is a breakdown of incumbent defeats in the 2012 general election:

Incumbents defeated in 2012 legislative general election
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	21	49	70
Republican	37	182	219
Third Party	2	3	5
TOTALS	60	234	294

Total new legislators elected

In total, 1,707 (28.4%) new legislators were elected in 2012. Of these 1,707, 849 (50.0%) were Republicans and 854 (50.0%) were Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of new legislators.

New Legislators after the 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	165	684	849
Republican	202	652	854
Independent	0	4	4
TOTALS	367	1,340	1,707

Winners of Open Seats

Open seats contests made up 705 (11.7%) of the 6,015 seats in 2012. Of these 705 open seats, Republicans won 401 (56.9%) while Democrats won 304 (43.1%). Going into the election, the number of open seats formerly held by each party was quite similar. Estimates prior to the election suggested that approximately 52% of the open seats were previously held by Republicans and 48% were held by Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of open seat winners.

Open Seat Winners in 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	82	220	302
Republican	105	296	401
Third Party	0	0	0
TOTALS	187	516	703

Impact on legislative majorities

See also: Partisan balance of state legislatures

Partisan Balance of Chambers with 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	17	24	1	1	18	24	0	1
State houses	15	27	1	0	19	24	0	0
Totals:	32	51	2	1	37	48	0	1

Partisan Balance of All 99 Chambers Before and After 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	19	28	2	1	20	28	1	1
State houses	17	31	1	0	21	28	0	0
Totals:	35	60	3	1	41	56	1	1