John Cullen
John Cullen (Republican Party) ran for election to the Rhode Island House of Representatives to represent District 46. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Cullen was an independent candidate for District 46 of the Rhode Island House of Representatives in 2016 and 2018. He was a Democratic candidate for the same seat in 2010, 2012, and 2014.
Elections
2020
See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 46
Mary Ann Shallcross-Smith defeated incumbent John Lyle Jr. and John Cullen in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 46 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mary Ann Shallcross-Smith (D) | 39.3 | 3,162 |
| John Lyle Jr. (Independent) | 31.8 | 2,558 | ||
 | John Cullen (R) | 28.7 | 2,312 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 20 | ||
| Total votes: 8,052 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 46
Mary Ann Shallcross-Smith advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 46 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Ann Shallcross-Smith | 100.0 | 64 |
| Total votes: 64 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. John Cullen advanced from the Republican primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 46.
2018
General election
General election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 46
John Lyle Jr. defeated Mary Ann Shallcross-Smith and John Cullen in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 46 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Lyle Jr. (R) | 46.0 | 2,793 | |
| Mary Ann Shallcross-Smith (D) | 44.3 | 2,690 | |
| John Cullen (Independent) | 9.5 | 576 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 9 | ||
| Total votes: 6,068 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 46
Mary Ann Shallcross-Smith advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 46 on September 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Ann Shallcross-Smith | 100.0 | 1,217 |
| Total votes: 1,217 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 46
John Lyle Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 46 on September 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Lyle Jr. | 100.0 | 497 | |
| Total votes: 497 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Rhode Island House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and a general election would have taken place on November 8, 2016, if no candidate had won a majority of votes in the primary. The candidate filing deadline was June 29, 2016.
Incumbent Jeremiah O'Grady defeated Bradley Collins, John Cullen and Paul DiDomenico in the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 46 general election.[1][2]
| Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 46 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Jeremiah O'Grady Incumbent |
46.01% | 3,219 | |
| Independent | Bradley Collins | 24.77% | 1,733 | |
| Independent | John Cullen | 19.19% | 1,343 | |
| Independent | Paul DiDomenico | 10.03% | 702 | |
| Total Votes | 6,997 | |||
| Source: Rhode Island State Board of Elections | ||||
Incumbent Jeremiah O'Grady ran unopposed in the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 46 Democratic primary.[3]
| Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 46 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Jeremiah O'Grady Incumbent (unopposed) | |
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 Jeremiah O'Grady defeated John J. Cullen in the Democratic primary, while Matthew Guerra was unopposed in the Republican primary. O'Grady defeated Guerra in the general election.[4][5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jeremiah O'Grady Incumbent |
66.2% | 3,502 | |
| Republican | Matthew Guerra | 33.8% | 1,786 | |
| Total Votes | 5,288 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Jeremiah O'Grady Incumbent |
71.1% | 1,312 |
| John J. Cullen | 28.9% | 532 |
| Total Votes | 1,844 | |
2012
Cullen ran in the 2012 election for Rhode Island State Senate District 17. He defeated Louis E. Azar in the Democratic primary on September 11.[7] Incumbent Edward O'Neill (I) defeated Cullen and Derek M. Meiklejohn (I) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Edward O'Neill Incumbent |
57.3% | 7,588 | |
| Democratic | John J. Cullen | 36.1% | 4,776 | |
| Independent | Derek M. Meiklejohn | 6.4% | 842 | |
| Other | Write-in | 0.2% | 26 | |
| Total Votes | 13,232 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
John Cullen |
50.3% | 1,272 |
| Louis Azar | 49.7% | 1,259 |
| Total Votes | 2,531 | |
2010
Cullen and Anthony Nobrega (D) were defeated by Ryan Pearson (D) in the primary on September 14, 2010.[9]
The winner of the primary faced Bethany Moura (R) in the November 2nd general election.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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John Cullen did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Search," accessed October 5, 2016
- ↑ Rhode Island State Board of Elections, "2016 general election results," accessed January 19, 2017
- ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Search," accessed June 30, 2016
- ↑ 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
- ↑ providencejournal.com, "After seven primary races reviewed by R.I. elections board, only one still in limbo," September 17, 2012
- ↑ Candidates in Upcoming Elections, "Rhode Island Secretary of State," accessed July 5, 2012
- ↑ Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2010 primary results"
