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Democratic Party primaries in Rhode Island, 2020

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Democratic Party primaries, 2020

Rhode Island Democratic Party.jpg

Primary Date
September 8, 2020

Primary Runoff Date
N/A

Federal elections
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate
Democratic primaries for U.S. House

State party
Democratic Party of Rhode Island
State political party revenue

This page focuses on the Democratic primaries that took place in Rhode Island on September 8, 2020. Click here for more information about the Republican primaries.

Note that the dates and terms of participation for presidential preference primaries and caucuses sometimes differ from those that apply to primaries for state-level and other federal offices, which are the subject of this article. For more information on this state's presidential nomination process, click here.

Federal elections

U.S. Senate

See also: United States Senate election in Rhode Island, 2020 (September 8 Democratic primary)

The 2020 U.S. Senate elections in Rhode Island took place on November 3, 2020. Voters elected one candidate to serve in the U.S. Senate.

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

U.S. House

See also: United States House elections in Rhode Island, 2020 (September 8 Democratic primaries)

The 2020 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island took place on November 3, 2020. Voters elected two candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's two congressional districts.

District 1

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

District 2

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

State elections

State Senate

See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2020
The Rhode Island State Senate was one of 86 state legislative chambers with elections in 2020. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2018, 87 out of 99 legislative chambers held elections. To see a full list of state Senate candidates in the Democratic primaries, click "Show more" below.
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Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2020

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
  • * = The primary was canceled and the candidate advanced.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1

Green check mark transparent.pngMaryellen Goodwin (i)
Evan Lemoine  Candidate Connection

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngAna Quezada (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 3

Green check mark transparent.pngGayle Goldin* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngDominick Ruggerio (i)
Leonardo Cioe Jr.  Candidate Connection

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngSam Bell (i)
Jo-Ann Ryan

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 6

Harold Metts (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngTiara Mack  Candidate Connection

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 7

Green check mark transparent.pngFrank Ciccone (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 8

Green check mark transparent.pngSandra Cano (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Karsulavitch*

District 9

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Burke
Geoffrey Rousselle

Did not make the ballot:
Kyle Pendola 
Aaron Pearson 

Green check mark transparent.pngJeffery Kozlin

District 10

Green check mark transparent.pngWalter Felag (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Smiley*

District 11

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Arthur Seveney (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 12

Green check mark transparent.pngLouis DiPalma (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 13

Green check mark transparent.pngDawn Euer (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 14

Green check mark transparent.pngValarie Lawson (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 15

Green check mark transparent.pngMeghan Kallman  Candidate Connection
Robert H. Morris Jr.  Candidate Connection
Herbert Weiss  Candidate Connection

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 16

Elizabeth Crowley (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngJonathon Acosta  Candidate Connection
Leslie Estrada

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 17

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Douglas Barr II

Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Paolino* (i)

District 18

William Conley Jr. (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngCynthia Mendes

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 19

Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Pearson (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 20

Green check mark transparent.pngRoger Picard (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 21

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngGordon Rogers (i)

District 22

Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Archambault (i)
Melanie DuPont

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Santucci

District 23

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Roselli  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJessica de la Cruz (i)

District 24

Green check mark transparent.pngMelissa Murray (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 25

Green check mark transparent.pngFrank Lombardo III (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 26

Green check mark transparent.pngFrank Lombardi (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngAnthony Fagundes, Sr.

District 27

Green check mark transparent.pngHanna Gallo (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngPat Cortellessa  Candidate Connection

District 28

Green check mark transparent.pngJoshua Miller (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 29

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael McCaffrey (i)
Jennifer Rourke  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJean Trafford

District 30

Mark McKenney (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngJeanine Calkin

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 31

Green check mark transparent.pngKendra Anderson
Brian Dunckley
Steve Merolla
Michael Mita

John Silvaggio
Green check mark transparent.pngScott Zambarano

District 32

Green check mark transparent.pngCynthia Armour Coyne (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 33

Green check mark transparent.pngLeonidas Raptakis (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


Did not make the ballot:
Jose Benitez 

District 34

Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Douglas  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngElaine Morgan (i)

District 35

Green check mark transparent.pngBridget Valverde (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngCharles Callanan  Candidate Connection

District 36

Green check mark transparent.pngAlana DiMario
Ellen Waxman

Did not make the ballot:
Robert E. Craven, Jr. 

Green check mark transparent.pngDoreen Costa

District 37

Green check mark transparent.pngV. Susan Sosnowski (i)
Maggie Kain  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Tacey

District 38

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngDennis Algiere (i)

State House

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2020
The Rhode Island House of Representatives was one of 86 state legislative chambers with elections in 2020. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2018, 87 out of 99 legislative chambers held elections. To see a full list of state House candidates in the Democratic primaries, click "Show more" below.
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Rhode Island State House elections, 2020

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
  • * = The primary was canceled and the candidate advanced.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1

Green check mark transparent.pngEdith Ajello (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Blazejewski (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


Did not make the ballot:
William Lebron Jr. 

District 3

Moira Walsh (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngNathan Biah

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngRebecca Kislak (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngMarcia Ranglin-Vassell (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngRonald Iacobbo

District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngRaymond Hull (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 7

Daniel McKiernan (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Morales  Candidate Connection
Angel Subervi

Did not make the ballot:
Jessenia Grijalva 

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 8

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Lombardi (i)
Darwin Castro

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 9

Green check mark transparent.pngAnastasia Williams (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 10

Green check mark transparent.pngScott Slater (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 11

Green check mark transparent.pngGrace Diaz (i)
Laura Perez

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 12

Green check mark transparent.pngJose Batista
Carlos Cedeno

Did not make the ballot:
Joseph Almeida (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 13

Mario Mendez (i)
Janice Falconer  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngRamon Perez

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 14

Green check mark transparent.pngCharlene Lima (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 15

Green check mark transparent.pngNicholas Mattiello (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngBarbara Ann Fenton-Fung  Candidate Connection

District 16

Christopher Millea (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngBrandon Potter

Green check mark transparent.pngMaryann Lancia

District 17

Green check mark transparent.pngJacquelyn Baginski

Did not make the ballot:
Robert Jacquard (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


Did not make the ballot:
David McGinn 

District 18

Green check mark transparent.pngArthur Handy (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 19

Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph McNamara (i)
Stuart Wilson

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 20

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Bennett (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 21

Green check mark transparent.pngCamille Vella-Wilkinson (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngRonald Loparto

District 22

Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph Solomon Jr. (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 23

Green check mark transparent.pngK. Joseph Shekarchi (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 24

Green check mark transparent.pngEvan Shanley (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 25

Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Noret (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


Did not make the ballot:
Dorinne Albright 

District 26

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Jackson (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngPatricia Morgan

District 27

Green check mark transparent.pngPatricia Serpa (i)
Nicholas Delmenico

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 28

Green check mark transparent.pngScott Guthrie

Green check mark transparent.pngGeorge Nardone (i)

District 29

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngSherry Roberts (i)

District 30

Green check mark transparent.pngJustine Caldwell (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngAntonio Giarrusso

District 31

Green check mark transparent.pngJulie Casimiro (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 32

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Craven (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 33

Green check mark transparent.pngCarol Hagan McEntee (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 34

Green check mark transparent.pngTeresa Tanzi (i)
Gina Giramma

Did not make the ballot:
Kimberly McGovern 

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 35

Green check mark transparent.pngKathleen Fogarty (i)
Spencer Dickinson

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 36

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngBlake Filippi (i)

District 37

Green check mark transparent.pngSamuel Azzinaro (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 38

Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Kennedy (i)
Miguel Torres  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Kohlman

District 39

Green check mark transparent.pngMegan Cotter

Green check mark transparent.pngJustin Price (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Gerald Zarrella 

District 40

Green check mark transparent.pngLinda Nichols

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Chippendale (i)

District 41

Green check mark transparent.pngPamela Carosi
Giuseppe Mattiello

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Quattrocchi (i)

District 42

Green check mark transparent.pngEdward Cardillo

Did not make the ballot:
Stephen Ucci (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngFrank Ricci

District 43

Green check mark transparent.pngDeborah Fellela (i)
Melinda Lopez

Green check mark transparent.pngNicola Grasso

District 44

Green check mark transparent.pngGregory Costantino (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 45

Green check mark transparent.pngMia Ackerman (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 46

Green check mark transparent.pngMary Ann Shallcross-Smith

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Cullen*

District 47

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Place (i)

District 48

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Newberry (i)

District 49

Green check mark transparent.pngSteven Lima

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 50

Green check mark transparent.pngStephen Casey (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 51

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Phillips (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 52

Green check mark transparent.pngAlex Marszalkowski (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Hogan*  Candidate Connection

District 53

Green check mark transparent.pngBernard Hawkins (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Rea

Did not make the ballot:
Zofia Grzegorzewska 

District 54

Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam O'Brien (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 55

Green check mark transparent.pngArthur Corvese (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 56

Green check mark transparent.pngJoshua Giraldo (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 57

Green check mark transparent.pngJames McLaughlin (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 58

Green check mark transparent.pngCarlos Tobon (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 59

Green check mark transparent.pngJean Barros (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 60

Green check mark transparent.pngKaren Alzate (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 61

Raymond Johnston Jr. (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngLeonela Felix

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Wheeler*  Candidate Connection

District 62

Green check mark transparent.pngMary Messier (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 63

Green check mark transparent.pngKatherine Kazarian (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Paul Moura 
Brian Coogan 

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 64

Jose Serodio (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngBrianna Henries  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
Ashley Pereira 

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 65

Green check mark transparent.pngGregg Amore (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 66

Green check mark transparent.pngLiana Cassar (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 67

Green check mark transparent.pngJason Knight* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 68

Green check mark transparent.pngJune Speakman (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 69

Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Donovan (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngAnn Costa*

District 70

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Edwards* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Borden*

District 71

John Edwards
Green check mark transparent.pngMichelle McGaw

Green check mark transparent.pngAmy Veri*

District 72

Green check mark transparent.pngTerri-Denise Cortvriend (i)
Christopher Semonelli

Green check mark transparent.pngKenneth Mendonca*

District 73

Green check mark transparent.pngMarvin Abney* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 74

Green check mark transparent.pngDeborah Ruggiero (i)
Henry Lombardi

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 75

Green check mark transparent.pngLauren Carson* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngPatrick Donovan*

Context of the 2020 elections

Rhode Island Party Control: 1992-2025
Sixteen years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Governor D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R I I D D D D D D D D D D D D D
Senate D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
House D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

State party overview

See also: Democratic Party of Rhode Island

State political party revenue

See also: State political party revenue and State political party revenue per capita

State political parties typically deposit revenue in separate state and federal accounts in order to comply with state and federal campaign finance laws.

The Democratic Party and the Republican Party maintain state affiliates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and select U.S. territories. The following map displays total state political party revenue per capita for the Democratic state party affiliates.


Voter information

How the primary works

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election.

Rhode Island utilizes a semi-closed primary system. Unaffiliated voters may vote in a party's primary without affiliating with that party. Voters that are affiliated with a party at the time of the primary election may only vote in that party's primary.[1] State law also says: "Whenever an unaffiliated voter participates in a party primary, their party affiliation shall remain unaffiliated."[2]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Poll times

Polls in Rhode Island open at 7 a.m. Eastern Time except in New Shoreham, where they open at 9 a.m. All polls statewide close at 8 p.m. Eastern Time. Anyone in line when the polls close must be allowed to vote.[3]

Registration requirements

Check your voter registration status here.

To register to vote in Rhode Island, an applicant must be a citizen of the United States, a resident of Rhode Island, and at least 16 years old. To vote, an individual must be at least 18 years old by Election Day. An individual must not be the subject of a written court order stating they cannot vote or incarcerated in a correctional facility upon a felony conviction.[4] Applicants can register online, by mailing in a voter registration form, or in person at the local board of canvassers or other state agencies such as the Department of Motor Vehicles.[4]

Automatic registration

See also: Automatic voter registration

Rhode Island enacted automatic voter registration in 2017.[5] Unless a person opts out, registered voters automatically are registered to vote or have their registration updated while completing Department of Motor Vehicles forms.[4]

Online registration

See also: Online voter registration

Rhode Island has implemented an online voter registration system. Residents can register to vote by visiting this website.

Same-day registration

See also: Same-day voter registration
Rhode Island allows same-day voter registration for presidential elections only. If you miss the voter registration deadline, you can register to vote on Election Day but you will only be able to vote for President and Vice President. You will not be able to vote in any state, local, or other federal races. You can only register and vote on Election Day at the location designated by your local board of canvassers.[4][6]

Residency requirements

To register to vote in Rhode Island, you must be "a resident of the Rhode Island city or town where you wish to vote."[4]

Verification of citizenship

See also: Laws permitting noncitizens to vote in the United States

Rhode Island does not require proof of citizenship for voter registration. An individual applying to register to vote must attest that they are a U.S. citizen under penalty of perjury.[7]

All 49 states with voter registration systems require applicants to declare that they are U.S. citizens in order to register to vote in state and federal elections, under penalty of perjury or other punishment.[8] Seven states — Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Wyoming — have laws requiring verification of citizenship at the time of voter registration, whether in effect or not. One state, Ohio, requires proof of citizenship only when registering to vote at a Bureau of Motor Vehicles facility. In three states — California, Maryland, and Vermont — at least one local jurisdiction allows noncitizens to vote in some local elections. Noncitizens registering to vote in those elections must complete a voter registration application provided by the local jurisdiction and are not eligible to register as state or federal voters.

Verifying your registration

The Rhode Island Department of State allows residents to check their voter registration status online by using their Voter Information Center.

Voter ID requirements

Rhode Island requires voters to present photo identification (ID) while voting.[9]

The following list of accepted ID was current as of October 2025. Click here for the Rhode Island Secretary of State page on accepted ID to ensure you have the most current information.

  • RI Driver's License or Permit
  • RI Voter ID Card
  • U.S. Passport
  • ID issued by a U.S. educational institution
  • U.S. military ID
  • ID card issued by the United States or the State of Rhode Island
  • Government issued medical card
  • Tribal ID[6]

To view Rhode Island state law pertaining to voter identification click here.

The Rhode Island Secretary of State issues free voter photo ID cards to individuals who do not possess a valid photo ID. Individuals may visit the Voter Information Center, call 401-222-2340, or email elections@sos.ri.gov for more information.[9]

Early voting

Rhode Island permits early voting. Learn more by visiting this website.

Early voting allows citizens to cast their ballots in person at a polling place before an election. In states that permit no-excuse early voting, a voter does not have to provide an excuse for being unable to vote on Election Day. States that allow voters to cast no-excuse absentee/mail-in ballots in person are counted as no-excuse early voting states.

Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia permit no-excuse early voting. Alabama, Mississippi, and New Hampshire do not offer no-excuse early voting.

Absentee voting

All Rhode Island voters are eligible to vote by absentee/mail-in ballot.[10]

Absentee/mail-in ballot applications must be received by your local board of canvassers by 4 p.m., 21 days before the election. Completed absentee/mail-in ballots must then be received by your local board of canvassers by 8 p.m. on Election Day. Should circumstances arise within 20 days of an election that will prevent a voter from making it to the polls on Election Day, he or she may qualify for an emergency mail ballot. More information regarding the emergency mail ballot process can be found here.[10][11]


Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

One of five Rhode Island counties—20 percent—is a Pivot County. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Kent County, Rhode Island 0.67% 17.74% 17.40%

In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won Rhode Island with 54.4 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 38.9 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Rhode Island cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 73.3 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Rhode Island supported Democratic candidates for president more often than Republican candidates, 66.7 to 33.3 percent. The state favored Democrats in every election between between 2000 and 2016.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Rhode Island. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[12][13]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 73 out of 75 state House districts in Rhode Island with an average margin of victory of 33.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 57 out of 75 state House districts in Rhode Island with an average margin of victory of 30.4 points. Clinton won three districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won two out of 75 state House districts in Rhode Island with an average margin of victory of 5.5 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 18 out of 75 state House districts in Rhode Island with an average margin of victory of 11.1 points. Trump won 11 districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


See also


External links

Footnotes

  1. Rhode Island General Assembly, "R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-15-24," accessed October 29, 2025
  2. Rhode Island General Assembly, "R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-9.1-23," accessed October 29, 2025
  3. Rhode Island Department of State, "Election Day Voting Hours," accessed October 29, 2025
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Rhode Island Department of State, "Register to Vote," accessed October 29, 2025
  5. Providence Journal, “Raimondo signs automatic voter registration bill into law,” August 1, 2017
  6. 6.0 6.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  7. Rhode Island Secretary of State, "Rhode Island Voter Registration Form," accessed October 29, 2025
  8. Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
  9. 9.0 9.1 Rhode Island Board of Elections, "Voter ID," accessed October 8, 2025
  10. 10.0 10.1 Rhode Island Secretary of State, "Vote from Home with a Mail Ballot," accessed October 29, 2025
  11. Rhode Island Board of Elections, "In Person Early Voting and Emergency Ballots," accessed October 29, 2025
  12. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
  13. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017