John Douglas Barr II
John Douglas Barr II (Democratic Party) was an officeholder of the Rhode Island House of Representatives.
Barr (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Rhode Island State Senate to represent District 17. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Barr was a 2012 Democratic candidate for District 46 of the Rhode Island House of Representatives.
Elections
2020
See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Rhode Island State Senate District 17
Incumbent Thomas Paolino defeated John Douglas Barr II in the general election for Rhode Island State Senate District 17 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Thomas Paolino (R) | 59.1 | 9,460 |
| John Douglas Barr II (D) | 40.7 | 6,512 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 26 | ||
| Total votes: 15,998 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 17
John Douglas Barr II advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 17 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Douglas Barr II | 100.0 | 293 | |
| Total votes: 293 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Thomas Paolino advanced from the Republican primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 17.
2012
Douglas ran in the 2012 election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 46. He was defeated by incumbent Jeremiah O'Grady in the Democratic primary on September 11.[1][2]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Jeremiah O'Grady Incumbent |
64% | 785 |
| John Barr II | 36% | 442 |
| Total Votes | 1,227 | |
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Barr has made upgrades to Rhode Island's deep water ports a priority ahead of the projected 2014 widening of the Panama Canal.[3]
Personal
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Barr and his wife Sharon have four children.[4]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
