Matthew Fecteau
Matthew Fecteau was a 2018 Democratic special election candidate for District 8 of the Rhode Island State Senate. Fecteau was defeated in the primary special election on February 27, 2018.
Biography
Fecteau graduated from Officer Candidate School in 2006, and he served two tours in Iraq.[1]
Elections
2018
Pawtucket City Councilwoman Sandra Cano won the special election for the position of Rhode Island State Senate District 8 on April 3, 2018. The seat became vacant after James Doyle (D) resigned on January 9, 2018, saying he was stepping down to deal with personal health struggles. The filing deadline for candidates interested in running for the seat was on January 19, 2018.[2]
A total of six candidates filed to fill the open seat. Sandra Cano defeated David Norton and Matthew Fecteau in the Democratic primary on February 27, 2018, while Nathan Luciano defeated Richard Karsulavitch in the Republican primary. Pamela Braman declared her intention to run in the special election as an independent candidate but did not appear on the ballot.[3]
General election
Special general election for Rhode Island State Senate District 8
Sandra Cano defeated Nathan Luciano in the special general election for Rhode Island State Senate District 8 on April 3, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sandra Cano (D) | 91.9 | 1,444 |
 | Nathan Luciano (R) | 8.1 | 128 | |
| Total votes: 1,572 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Pamela Braman (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 8
Sandra Cano defeated Matthew Fecteau and David Norton in the special Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 8 on February 27, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sandra Cano | 60.6 | 872 |
 | Matthew Fecteau | 24.6 | 354 | |
 | David Norton | 14.7 | 212 | |
| Total votes: 1,438 | |||
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Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 8
Nathan Luciano defeated Richard Karsulavitch in the special Republican primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 8 on February 27, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nathan Luciano | 62.4 | 78 |
| Richard Karsulavitch | 37.6 | 47 | ||
| Total votes: 125 | |||
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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 James Doyle ran unopposed in the Rhode Island State Senate District 8 general election.[4][5]
| Rhode Island State Senate, District 8 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  James Doyle Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Rhode Island Board of Elections | ||
Incumbent James Doyle defeated Matthew Fecteau and Mark Theroux in the Rhode Island State Senate District 8 Democratic primary.[6][7]
| Rhode Island State Senate, District 8 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | James Doyle Incumbent |
40.27% | 946 | |
| Democratic | Matthew Fecteau | 37.46% | 880 | |
| Democratic | Mark Theroux | 22.26% | 523 | |
| Total Votes | 2,349 | |||
2014
Fecteau ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Rhode Island's 1st District.[8] Incumbent David N. Cicilline defeated Fecteau in the Democratic primary on September 9, 2014.[9]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
David Cicilline Incumbent |
62% | 33,350 | ||
| Matt Fecteau | 38% | 20,460 | ||
| Total Votes | 53,810 | |||
| Source: Results via Associated Press |
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See also
- Rhode Island State Legislature
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Rhode Island state legislative special elections, 2018
- Rhode Island State Senate
- United States House of Representatives
- Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District elections, 2014
- Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Matt for RI, "About," accessed July 17, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ WPRI, "Special election to fill Sen. Doyle’s seat will be April 3," January 10, 2018
- ↑ Rhode Island Public Radio, "TGIF: 20 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media," January 19, 2018
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Search," accessed June 30, 2016
- ↑ Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2016 Statewide Primary," accessed October 14, 2016
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