Michael Traficante
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Michael Traficante holds the at-large seat on the Cranston Public Schools school board in Rhode Island. He was first elected in 2004. Traficante won re-election in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Elections
2016
- See also: Cranston Public Schools elections (2016)
All seven seats on the Cranston Public Schools school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. Incumbents Jeffrey Gale (District 1), Stephanie Culhane (District 2), Domenic Fusco (District 3), Janice Ruggieri (District 5), Daniel Wall (District 6), and Michael Traficante (at-large) ran unopposed and won re-election to their seats. The open District 4 seat attracted candidates Amy Ricci, and Vincent Turchetta. Turchetta defeated Ricci in the general election. Alan Depalo originally filed for candidacy but withdrew from the race before the election.[1]
Results
| Cranston Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 2-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Michael Traficante Incumbent (unopposed) |
97.12% | 26,924 |
| Write-in votes | 2.88% | 799 |
| Total Votes | 27,723 | |
| Source: Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2016 Election Results," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
Funding
Traficante reported $1,637.44 in contributions and $12,000 in expenditures to the Rhode Island Board of Elections, which left his campaign with $10,362.56 in debt in the election.[2]
2014
- See also: Cranston Public Schools elections (2014)
Seven seats on the Cranston Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. In the at-large race, incumbent Michael A. Traficante ran against Kerri Kelleher. Incumbent Jeffery K. Gale was unopposed in District 1. Newcomer Edward R. Angilly and incumbent Stephanie Giangrande Cuhlane faced off for the District 2 seat. In District 3, Domenic F. Fusco, Jr. ran against Richard R. Tomlins. Incumbent Trent M. Colford, Sr. was unopposed for re-election to the District 4 seat. In District 5, newcomer Jonathan J. Keith challenged incumbent Janice Ruggieri. Newcomers Jay A. Rosenfield and Daniel R. Wall competed for the District 6 seat.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Michael A. Traficante Incumbent |
54.2% | 12,778 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kerri Kelleher | 45.5% | 10,723 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.4% | 88 | |
| Total Votes | 23,589 | |||
| Source: State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "General Election Results," accessed December 29, 2014 | ||||
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