Kimberly Ripoli
Kimberly Ripoli was a 2017 Independent 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 | |||
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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
