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Keven McKenna
Keven McKenna (Democratic Party) was a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, representing District 10.
McKenna (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Rhode Island State Senate to represent District 17. McKenna was disqualified from the Democratic primary scheduled on September 12, 2018.
McKenna served in the Rhode Island House of Representatives, representing District 10 from 1979 to 1985.[2]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Rhode Island State Senate District 17
Incumbent Thomas Paolino defeated Dennis Lavallee in the general election for Rhode Island State Senate District 17 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Thomas Paolino (R) | 50.5 | 5,998 |
| Dennis Lavallee (D) | 49.3 | 5,860 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 19 | ||
| Total votes: 11,877 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 17
Dennis Lavallee advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 17 on September 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dennis Lavallee | 100.0 | 2,403 | |
| Total votes: 2,403 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Keven McKenna (D)
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 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Thomas Paolino | 100.0 | 944 |
| Total votes: 944 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Rhode Island State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 29, 2016. Incumbent Edward O'Neill (Independent) did not run for re-election.
Thomas Paolino defeated Jina Petrarca-Karampetsos in the Rhode Island State Senate District 17 general election.[3][4]
| Rhode Island State Senate, District 17 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Thomas Paolino |
51.00% | 7,224 | |
| Democratic | Jina Petrarca-Karampetsos | 49.00% | 6,942 | |
| Total Votes | 14,166 | |||
| Source: Rhode Island Board of Elections | ||||
Jina Petrarca-Karampetsos defeated Dennis Lavallee, Keven McKenna and Hagop Setrak Jawharjian in the Rhode Island State Senate District 17 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| Rhode Island State Senate, District 17 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Jina Petrarca-Karampetsos |
43.80% | 964 | |
| Democratic | Dennis Lavallee | 25.49% | 561 | |
| Democratic | Keven McKenna | 20.04% | 441 | |
| Democratic | Hagop Setrak Jawharjian | 10.68% | 235 | |
| Total Votes | 2,201 | |||
Thomas Paolino ran unopposed in the Rhode Island State Senate District 17 Republican primary.[5][6]
| Rhode Island State Senate, District 17 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Thomas Paolino (unopposed) | |
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2014
Elections for the Rhode Island State Senate 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. Keven McKenna was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Edward O'Neill ran as an independent candidate. O'Neill defeated McKenna in the general election.[7][8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Edward O'Neill Incumbent |
62.2% | 6,344 | |
| Democratic | Keven McKenna | 37.8% | 3,862 | |
| Total Votes | 10,206 | |||
See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2018
- Rhode Island State Senate
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Rhode Island General Assembly
- Official campaign website
- Keven McKenna on Facebook
- Keven McKenna on Twitter
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
Footnotes
- ↑ The Valley Breeze, "McKenna slams Board of Elections for keeping him off ballot," September 4, 2018
- ↑ Keven McKenna's campaign website, "Main page," accessed October 17, 2014
- ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Search," accessed October 5, 2016
- ↑ Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2016 general election results," accessed January 19, 2017
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Search," accessed June 30, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2016 Statewide Primary," accessed October 14, 2016
- ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "Candidates for Senator in General Assembly," accessed June 30, 2014
- ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2014 Statewide Primary Results: Senator in General Assembly," accessed September 26, 2014
- ↑ Rhode Island Board of Elections, "Official 2014 general election results," accessed December 4, 2014
