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Laura Perez (Rhode Island)
Laura Perez (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Rhode Island House of Representatives to represent District 11. She lost in the Democratic primary on September 13, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 11
Incumbent Grace Diaz defeated Emmanuel Nyema in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 11 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Grace Diaz (D) | 85.5 | 1,739 |
| Emmanuel Nyema (R) | 13.4 | 273 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 22 | ||
| Total votes: 2,034 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 11
Incumbent Grace Diaz defeated Laura Perez in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 11 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Grace Diaz | 65.1 | 1,027 |
| Laura Perez | 34.9 | 550 | ||
| Total votes: 1,577 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 11
Emmanuel Nyema advanced from the Republican primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 11 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Emmanuel Nyema | 100.0 | 26 | |
| Total votes: 26 | |||
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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 11
Incumbent Grace Diaz defeated Emmanuel Nyema in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 11 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Grace Diaz (D) | 85.9 | 3,350 |
| Emmanuel Nyema (Independent) | 13.1 | 513 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 39 | ||
| Total votes: 3,902 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 11
Incumbent Grace Diaz defeated Laura Perez in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 11 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Grace Diaz | 72.6 | 730 |
| Laura Perez | 27.4 | 276 | ||
| Total votes: 1,006 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 11
Incumbent Grace Diaz won election in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 11 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Grace Diaz (D) | 96.7 | 2,772 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.3 | 96 | ||
| Total votes: 2,868 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 11
Incumbent Grace Diaz defeated Laura Perez in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 11 on September 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Grace Diaz | 68.7 | 1,258 |
| Laura Perez | 31.3 | 572 | ||
| Total votes: 1,830 | |||
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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 Grace Diaz ran unopposed in the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 11 general election.[1][2]
| Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 11 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  Grace Diaz Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Rhode Island State Board of Elections | ||
Incumbent Grace Diaz defeated Laura Perez and Robert Goldman in the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 11 Democratic primary.[3]
| Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 11 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Grace Diaz Incumbent |
65.45% | 826 | |
| Democratic | Laura Perez | 25.52% | 322 | |
| Democratic | Robert Goldman | 9.03% | 114 | |
| Total Votes | 1,262 | |||
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 Grace Diaz defeated Laura Perez in the Democratic primary. Diaz was unchallenged in the general election.[4][5][6]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Grace Diaz Incumbent |
69.1% | 1,356 |
| Laura Perez | 30.9% | 607 |
| Total Votes | 1,963 | |
2012
Perez ran in the 2012 election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 11. She was defeated by incumbent Grace Diaz in the Democratic primary on September 11.[7][8]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Grace Diaz Incumbent |
77.7% | 936 |
| Laura Perez | 22.3% | 268 |
| Total Votes | 1,204 | |
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Laura Perez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Laura Perez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 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
- ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary election results," accessed April 25, 2014
- ↑ Candidates in Upcoming Elections, "Rhode Island Secretary of State," accessed July 11, 2012
