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Democratic Party primaries in Rhode Island, 2022

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Democratic Party primaries, 2022

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Primary Date
September 13, 2022

Federal elections
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 13, 2022.

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][2][3]

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

Federal elections

U.S. House

See also: United States House elections in Rhode Island, 2022 (September 13 Democratic primaries)
The U.S. House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island were on November 8, 2022. Voters elected two candidates to serve in the U.S. House from each of the state's two U.S. House districts. To see a full list of candidates in the primary in each district, click "Show more" below.
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District 1

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

District 2

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:
Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

State elections

State Senate

See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2022
The Rhode Island State Senate was one of 88 state legislative chambers with elections in 2022. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2020, 86 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, 2022

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

Green check mark transparent.pngMaryellen Goodwin (i)
Donnie Anderson

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngAna Quezada (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 3

Green check mark transparent.pngSam Zurier (i)
Robin Xiong

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 4

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

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngSam Bell (i)
David Salvatore

Did not make the ballot:
Delia Rodriguez-Masjoan 

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngTiara Mack (i)
Joseph Almeida

Green check mark transparent.pngAdriana Bonilla

District 7

Green check mark transparent.pngFrank Ciccone (i)
Arthur Flanders  Candidate Connection

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 8

Green check mark transparent.pngSandra Cano (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngCathyann Palocsik

District 9

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Burke (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Lisa Bernard 

Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Raupp

District 10

Green check mark transparent.pngWalter Felag (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngAllyn Meyers

District 11

Matt Chappell
Green check mark transparent.pngLinda Ujifusa  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngKenneth Mendonca

District 12

Green check mark transparent.pngLouis DiPalma (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngStephen Horridge

District 13

Green check mark transparent.pngDawn Euer (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Jennifer Jackson 

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Quiroa Sr.  Candidate Connection

District 14

Green check mark transparent.pngValarie Lawson (i)
Megan Duckworth  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid O'Connell

District 15

Green check mark transparent.pngMeghan Kallman (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngBarbara Quigley

District 16

Green check mark transparent.pngJonathon Acosta (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 17

Green check mark transparent.pngCameron Deutsch

Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Paolino (i)

District 18

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Britto
Gregory Greco

Green check mark transparent.pngAnna Peters

District 19

Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Pearson (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngDionne Larson

District 20

Green check mark transparent.pngRoger Picard (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJonathan Resendes

District 21

Green check mark transparent.pngGiang Bui  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngGordon Rogers (i)

District 22

Melanie DuPont
Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Tikoian

Did not make the ballot:
Steve Archambault (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Santucci

District 23

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


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

District 24

Green check mark transparent.pngMelissa Murray (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngCraig Lacouture

Did not make the ballot:
David J. Slavin 

District 25

Green check mark transparent.pngFrank Lombardo III (i)
Christopher Maselli

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


Did not make the ballot:
Sandra Taylor 

District 26

Green check mark transparent.pngFrank Lombardi (i)
Eric Asselin

Did not make the ballot:
Michael Stephens 

Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph Powers  Candidate Connection

District 27

Green check mark transparent.pngHanna Gallo (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


Did not make the ballot:
Deborah Ivone 
Dante Persechino 

District 28

Green check mark transparent.pngJoshua Miller (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


Did not make the ballot:
Robert Schattle 

District 29

Michael Carreiro
Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Rourke

Christopher Barker  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngAnthony DeLuca

Did not make the ballot:
Jeann Lugo 

District 30

Jeanine Calkin (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngMark McKenney

Green check mark transparent.pngMarjorie Tudino  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
Raymond Tremmel 
Brian Fernandes 

District 31

Green check mark transparent.pngMatthew LaMountain
Harrison Tuttle

Did not make the ballot:
Katelyn Revens 

Green check mark transparent.pngLisa Morse
John Silvaggio

District 32

Susannah Holloway
Green check mark transparent.pngPamela Lauria

Green check mark transparent.pngRhonda Holmes

District 33

Green check mark transparent.pngLeonidas Raptakis (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


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.pngDoreen Costa

Did not make the ballot:
Nadine Swanson 

District 36

Green check mark transparent.pngAlana DiMario (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngPatrick Murray

District 37

Green check mark transparent.pngV. Susan Sosnowski (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Maggie Kain 

Green check mark transparent.pngRaymond Gardner

Did not make the ballot:
Jason Souza 

District 38

Sharon Ahern
Green check mark transparent.pngVictoria Gu
Michael Niemeyer

Green check mark transparent.pngWestin Place

House of Representatives

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2022
The Rhode Island House of Representatives was one of 88 state legislative chambers with elections in 2022. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2020, 86 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 House of Representatives elections, 2022

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

Green check mark transparent.pngEdith Ajello (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Blazejewski (i)
Savannah DaCruz

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 3

Green check mark transparent.pngNathan Biah (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngRebecca Kislak (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngAlex Cannon

District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngAnthony DeSimone
Diana Garlington
Torlo Kormasa Amos
Raphael Olawale Okelola

Did not make the ballot:
Steven Carrera 
Raymond McCauley 

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngRaymond Hull (i)
Damian Lima

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 7

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Morales (i)  Candidate Connection

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 8

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Lombardi (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 9

Anastasia Williams (i)
Lonnie Mangum
Green check mark transparent.pngEnrique Sanchez

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 10

Green check mark transparent.pngScott Slater (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 11

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

Green check mark transparent.pngEmmanuel Nyema

District 12

Green check mark transparent.pngJose Batista (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 13

Green check mark transparent.pngRamon Perez (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 14

Green check mark transparent.pngCharlene Lima (i)
Giona Picheco

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 15

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngBarbara Ann Fenton-Fung (i)
Suzanne Downing

District 16

Green check mark transparent.pngBrandon Potter (i)
Natalya DelSanto

Green check mark transparent.pngJason Klas

District 17

Green check mark transparent.pngJacquelyn Baginski (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 18

Green check mark transparent.pngArthur Handy (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 19

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

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 20

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Bennett (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 21

Green check mark transparent.pngCamille Vella-Wilkinson (i)
Capri Catanzaro  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngMarie Hopkins  Candidate Connection

District 22

Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph Solomon Jr. (i)
Zakary Pereira  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Stone

District 23

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

Green check mark transparent.pngDana Traversie

District 24

Green check mark transparent.pngEvan Shanley (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 25

Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Noret (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 26

Green check mark transparent.pngSamara Yelle  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngPatricia Morgan (i)

District 27

Green check mark transparent.pngPatricia Serpa (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngAndrew Kowalski

District 28

Green check mark transparent.pngScott Guthrie

Green check mark transparent.pngGeorge Nardone (i)

District 29

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngSherry Roberts (i)

District 30

Green check mark transparent.pngJustine Caldwell (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngAmanda Blau  Candidate Connection

District 31

Green check mark transparent.pngJulie Casimiro (i)
Melissa Devine  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngLisa Marie Leavitt

District 32

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Craven (i)
Danielle Walsh

Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Hansen

District 33

Green check mark transparent.pngCarol Hagan McEntee (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJessica Drew-Day

District 34

Green check mark transparent.pngTeresa Tanzi (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngCatherine Canavan

District 35

Green check mark transparent.pngKathleen Fogarty (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Paniccia

District 36

Green check mark transparent.pngTina Spears

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Pacheco III

Did not make the ballot:
Blake Filippi (i)

District 37

Green check mark transparent.pngSamuel Azzinaro (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 38

Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Kennedy (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Kohlman

District 39

Green check mark transparent.pngMegan Cotter  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJustin Price (i)

District 40

Green check mark transparent.pngLinda Nichols

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Chippendale (i)

District 41

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Safford

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Quattrocchi (i)

District 42

Green check mark transparent.pngEdward Cardillo (i)
Dennis Cardillo Jr.
Kelsey Coletta  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngHarold Borders Jr

District 43

Green check mark transparent.pngDeborah Fellela (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngNicola Grasso

District 44

Green check mark transparent.pngGregory Costantino (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngPeter Trementozzi

District 45

Green check mark transparent.pngMia Ackerman (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Rando  Candidate Connection

District 46

Green check mark transparent.pngMary Ann Shallcross-Smith (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 47

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Roselli  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Place (i)

District 48

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Jones

Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Newberry (i)

District 49

Green check mark transparent.pngGlenn Dusablon
Alexander Kithes

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 50

Green check mark transparent.pngStephen Casey (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 51

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Phillips (i)
Marlene Guay

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 52

Green check mark transparent.pngAlex Marszalkowski (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Hogan

District 53

Green check mark transparent.pngBernard Hawkins (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Rea

District 54

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

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 55

Green check mark transparent.pngArthur Corvese (i)
Clara Hardy

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 56

Green check mark transparent.pngJoshua Giraldo (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 57

James McLaughlin (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngBrandon Voas

Green check mark transparent.pngDennis Huard

District 58

Matt Carvalho
Green check mark transparent.pngCherie Cruz
Maribel Echeverry-McLaughlin
George Hovarth

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 59

Jean Barros (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Stewart

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 60

Green check mark transparent.pngKaren Alzate (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Tarshire Battle 

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 61

Green check mark transparent.pngLeonela Felix (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Karsulavitch

District 62

Green check mark transparent.pngMary Messier (i)
Kinverly Dicupe

Green check mark transparent.pngWayne Charbonneau

District 63

Green check mark transparent.pngKatherine Kazarian (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngAnthony Sionni

District 64

Green check mark transparent.pngBrianna Henries (i)
Ashley Pereira

Did not make the ballot:
George Kilborn 

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 65

Green check mark transparent.pngMatthew Dawson
San Shoppell

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Peters

District 66

Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Boylan  Candidate Connection

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 67

Green check mark transparent.pngJason Knight (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngScott Fuller

District 68

Green check mark transparent.pngJune Speakman (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngRae-Ann Lawrence

District 69

Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Donovan (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert O'Neill

District 70

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Edwards (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Borden

District 71

Green check mark transparent.pngMichelle McGaw (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 72

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

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 73

Green check mark transparent.pngMarvin Abney (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 74

Green check mark transparent.pngAlex Finkelman  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
Deborah Ruggiero (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 75

Green check mark transparent.pngLauren Carson (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary



State executive offices

See also: Rhode Island state executive official elections, 2022

Five state executive offices were up for election in Rhode Island in 2022:

Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Treasurer

To see a full list of candidates in the Democratic primaries, click "Show more" below.
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Governor

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:
Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

Lieutenant Governor

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:
Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

Attorney General

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

Secretary of State

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:
Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

Treasurer

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

Primary election competitiveness

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2022

This section contains information about the primary election competitiveness of election in Rhode Island. For more information about this data, click here.


U.S. House competitiveness

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Rhode Island in 2022. Information below was calculated on September 8, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

Nine candidates filed to run for Rhode Island's two U.S. House districts, including seven Democrats and two Republicans. That's 4.5 candidates per district, more than the 2.5 candidates per district in 2020 and the three in 2018.

This was the first election to take place under new district lines following the 2020 census. Rhode Island was apportioned two districts, the same number it was apportioned after the 2010 census. The nine candidates who ran this year were four more than the five who ran in 2020 and three more than the six who ran in 2018. Seven candidates ran in 2016, six in 2014, and 12 in 2012.

There’s was an open seat for the first time since 2010. Rep. Jim Langevin (D), the incumbent in the 2nd district, retired. Seven candidates—six Democrats and one Republican—ran to replace Langevin, the most candidates who ran for a seat this year. Rep. David Cicilline (R), the incumbent in the 1st district, ran for re-election and did not face any primary challengers.

The Democratic primary in the 2nd district was the only contested primary this year. That number was a decade low. There were two contested primaries in 2020, 2018, 2016, and 2014. There were four contested primaries in 2012.

Democratic and Republican candidates filed to run in both districts, so no seats were guaranteed to either party this year.

State executive competitiveness

State legislative competitiveness

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all state legislative districts up for election in Rhode Island in 2022. Information below was calculated on Sept. 2, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

Rhode Island had 44 contested state legislative primaries in 2022, 19% of the total number of possible primaries, and a 29% increase from 2020.

The rate of contested primaries in 2022 was at its highest point compared to the four preceding election cycles.

Of the 44 contested primaries, there were 39 for Democrats and five for Republicans. For Democrats, this was up from 33 in 2020, an 18% increase. For Republicans, the number was up 80% from one in 2020.

Thirty-two incumbents faced primary challenges, representing 32% of all incumbents running for re-election. This was similarly the highest rate compared to the four preceding election cycles.

Of the 32 incumbents in contested primaries, 30 were Democrats and two were Republicans.

Overall, 236 major party candidates—159 Democrats and 77 Republicans—filed to run. All 75 House and 38 Senate seats were up for election.

Fourteen of those seats were open, meaning no incumbents filed. This guaranteed that at least 12% of the legislature would be represented by newcomers next year, the second-largest such percentage compared to the four preceding election cycles behind 2018 when 13% of seats were guaranteed to newcomers.

Context of the 2022 elections

Rhode Island Party Control: 1992-2025
Sixteen years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
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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

Democratic Party of Rhode Island

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.[4][5][6]

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. An individual who is in line at the time polls close must be allowed to vote.[7]

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 voter, one must be at least 18 years old by Election Day.[8] 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, Department of Human Services, or the Department of Mental Health.[8]

Automatic registration

See also: Automatic voter registration

Rhode Island enacted automatic voter registration in 2017.[9]

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 for same day voter registration for the Presidential Election 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.[8][10]

Residency requirements

To register to vote in Rhode Island, you must be a resident of the state.

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.

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.[11] 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. 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 visiting this website.

Voter ID requirements

Rhode Island requires voters to present photo identification (ID) while voting. Accepted forms of ID include a Rhode Island driver's license, Rhode Island voter ID card, and U.S. passport. For a list of all accepted forms of ID, see below.

The following list of accepted ID was current as of April 2023. 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[10]
  • *The Rhode Island Secretary of State's office is issuing free voter photo ID cards to individuals who do not possess any of the valid Photo IDs listed above. For additional information, visit Rhode Island's online Voter Information Center, call 401-222-2340, or email elections@sos.ri.gov.

Early voting

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

Early voting permits citizens to cast ballots in person at a polling place prior to 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.

Absentee voting

All Rhode Island voters are eligible to vote absentee/by mail.[12]

Absentee ballot applications must be received by your local board of canvassers by 4 p.m. 21 days prior to the election. Completed absentee 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.[12][13][14]


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.[15][16]

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.


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Footnotes

  1. National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed July 22, 2024
  2. Bill Track 50, "RI H7662," accessed July 21, 2024
  3. State of Rhode Island General Assembly, "R.I. Gen. Laws § 17–9.1-23 ," accessed July 22, 2024
  4. National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed July 22, 2024
  5. Bill Track 50, "RI H7662," accessed July 21, 2024
  6. State of Rhode Island General Assembly, "R.I. Gen. Laws § 17–9.1-23 ," accessed July 22, 2024
  7. Rhode Island Department of State, "Election Day Voting Hours," accessed September 24, 2024
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 Rhode Island Department of State, "Register to Vote," accessed April 18, 2023
  9. Providence Journal, “Raimondo signs automatic voter registration bill into law,” August 1, 2017
  10. 10.0 10.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  11. 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."
  12. 12.0 12.1 Rhode Island Department of State, "Vote from Home with a Mail Ballot," accessed April 18, 2023
  13. Rhode Island Department of State, "Apply for a Mail Ballot," accessed April 18, 2023
  14. Rhode Island Department of State, "Vote by Emergency Mail Ballot," accessed April 18, 2023
  15. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
  16. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017