Gregory Larson
Gregory Larson was a 2017 Green Party special election candidate for District 13 of the Rhode Island State Senate.
Elections
2017
A special election for the position of Rhode Island State Senate District 13 was called for August 22, 2017. A primary election was held on July 18, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 9, 2017.[1]
The seat became vacant on March 31, 2017, when M. Teresa Paiva Weed (D) resigned after accepting the position of president at the Hospital Association of Rhode Island.[2]
Dawn Euer defeated David Joseph Allard, David Hanos Jr., and John Florez in the Democratic primary.[3][4] Michael Smith ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Gregory Larson ran as a Green Party candidate. Kimberly Ripoli ran as an independent candidate.
Euer defeated Smith, Larson, and Ripoli in the August 22 special election.[5]
| Rhode Island State Senate, District 13, Special Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Dawn Euer |
61.3% | 2,217 | |
| Republican | Michael Smith | 36.2% | 1,309 | |
| Independent | Kimberly Ripoli | 2% | 74 | |
| Green | Gregory Larson | 0.5% | 18 | |
| Total Votes | 3,618 | |||
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. Lauren Carson defeated incumbent Peter Martin in the Democratic primary. Gregory Larson was removed from the ballot before the primary. Carson was unchallenged in the general election.[6][7][8]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Lauren Carson |
53.5% | 907 |
| Peter Martin Incumbent | 46.5% | 787 |
| Total Votes | 1,694 | |
2010
Larson was defeated by incumbent Democrat J. Russell Jackson in the November 2 general election.[9]
| Rhode Island House District 73 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| J. Russell Jackson (D)
|
1849 | |||
| Gregory Larson (I) | 619 | |||
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See also
- Rhode Island State Senate
- Rhode Island State Senate District 13
- Rhode Island state legislative special elections, 2017
- Rhode Island State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "Special election for state senator from District No. 13," accessed April 27, 2017
- ↑ Newport Buzz, "Senator Paiva Weed named new president of Hospital Association of Rhode Island," March 22, 2017
- ↑ Providence Journal, "Newport, Jamestown Democrats pick Euer to succeed Paiva Weed," July 18, 2017
- ↑ Newport Patch, "Dawn Euer Declares Victory In District 13 Senate Primary," July 18, 2017
- ↑ Rhode Island Board of Elections, "State of Rhode Island Special Election August 22, 2017," accessed November 10, 2017
- ↑ 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
- ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2010 Statewide General Election Results," accessed June 10, 2014
