John Lyle Jr.
John Lyle Jr. (independent) was a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, representing District 46. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. He left office on January 4, 2021.
Lyle (independent) ran for election to the Rhode Island State Senate to represent District 17. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Lyle was a member of the Republican Party until June 23, 2020. He said he decided to run as an independent because of his opposition to President Donald Trump (R).[1]
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Lyle was assigned to the following committees:
- Health, Education, and Welfare Committee
- House Labor Committee
- Environment and Natural Resources Committee
- Special Legislation Committee
Elections
2022
See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Rhode Island State Senate District 17
Incumbent Thomas Paolino defeated John Lyle Jr. and Cameron Deutsch in the general election for Rhode Island State Senate District 17 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Thomas Paolino (R) | 46.8 | 5,314 |
| John Lyle Jr. (Independent) | 28.0 | 3,178 | ||
| Cameron Deutsch (D) | 25.1 | 2,852 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 11 | ||
| Total votes: 11,355 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 17
Cameron Deutsch advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 17 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cameron Deutsch | 100.0 | 1,995 | |
| Total votes: 1,995 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 17
Incumbent Thomas Paolino advanced from the Republican primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 17 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Thomas Paolino | 100.0 | 667 |
| Total votes: 667 | |||
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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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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
John Lyle Jr. did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
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2020
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2019
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2018
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Jeremiah O'Grady (D) |
Rhode Island House of Representatives - District 46 2019–2021 |
Succeeded by Mary Ann Shallcross-Smith (D) |
