Caswell Cooke, Jr.
Caswell Cooke (independent) ran for election to the Rhode Island State Senate to represent District 38. Cooke lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Cooke was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 37 of the Rhode Island House of Representatives.
Biography
Caswell Cooke has served on the town council of Westerly, Rhode Island.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Rhode Island State Senate District 38
Victoria Gu defeated Westin Place and Caswell Cooke in the general election for Rhode Island State Senate District 38 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Victoria Gu (D) | 46.5 | 5,957 |
| Westin Place (R) | 27.5 | 3,524 | ||
 | Caswell Cooke (Independent) | 26.0 | 3,339 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 3 | ||
| Total votes: 12,823 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Robert Devillers (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 38
Victoria Gu defeated Sharon Ahern and Michael Niemeyer in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 38 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Victoria Gu | 66.3 | 1,942 |
| Sharon Ahern | 27.3 | 800 | ||
| Michael Niemeyer | 6.4 | 186 | ||
| Total votes: 2,928 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 38
Westin Place advanced from the Republican primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 38 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Westin Place | 100.0 | 607 | |
| Total votes: 607 | |||
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2014
Elections for the Rhode Island House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 25, 2014. Incumbent Samuel Azzinaro was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Caswell Cooke, Jr. was unopposed in the Republican primary. Azzinaro defeated Cooke in the general election.[2][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Samuel Azzinaro Incumbent |
54.3% | 2,749 | |
| Republican | Caswell Cooke, Jr. | 45.7% | 2,311 | |
| Total Votes | 5,060 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Caswell Cooke did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Cooke's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[5]
- Excerpt: "Support Efforts to improve the business climate in Rhode Island"
- Excerpt: "Promote Job creation, retention and growth"
- Excerpt: "Improve technology in Government Services and streamline processes"
- Excerpt: "Oppose tax increases"
- Excerpt: "Support funding of infrastructure improvements with a concentration on roads"
- Excerpt: "Promote the tourism industry for increased economic development"
Recent news
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with Caswell Cooke," September 19, 2022
- ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "Candidates for Representative in General Assembly," accessed June 30, 2014
- ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2014 Statewide Primary Results: Representative in General Assembly," accessed September 26, 2014
- ↑ Rhode Island Board of Elections, "Official 2014 general election results," accessed December 4, 2014
- ↑ Caswell Cooke's campaign website, "Issues," accessed October 20, 2014
