Ballotpedia's 2012 General Election Preview Articles: Rhode Island State Legislature
From Ballotpedia
October 29, 2012
By Ballotpedia's State legislative team
| Rhode Island's State Legislative Elections in 2012 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate seats | Contested senate seats | House seats | Contested house seats |
| 38 | 16 (42.1%) | 75 | 32 (42.7%) |
JUNEAU: Rhode Island: There are 113 total legislative seats with 2012 elections in Rhode Island, where most polls open at 7:00 AM and all polls close at 8:00 PM.
The State Senate is overwhelmingly Democratic, with Republicans holding only 9 of 38 seats. The House is also unlikely to switch to Republican control.
Of the 113 incumbents up for election in 2012, 100 (88.5%) of them are running for re-election. A total of 48 of 113 (42.5%) districts will see more than one major party candidate in the general election.
Here are a few races to watch:
Senate
- District 9: Adam J. Satchell (D) will take on Paul P Caianiello Jr. (R).
- District 33: Well known Democrat Leonidas Raptakis will take on freshman Senator Glenford Shibley.
House
- District 30: Antonio Giarrusso beat out two other Republicans to take the party's nomination, and will now face Democrat Mark Schwager and Independent Kevin J. Mcdonough in the general election.
- District 51: Republican Christopher Roberts will challenge freshman Democrat Robert Phillips.
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
Articles
See also
- Ballotpedia's 2012 General Election Preview Articles: Rhode Island Congressional Seats
- Ballotpedia:2012 general election preview articles
- State legislative elections, 2012
- November 6, 2012 election results
- Rhode Island elections, 2012
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