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Michelle Rivera
Michelle Rivera (Democratic Party) ran in a special election to the Rhode Island State Senate to represent District 1. Rivera lost in the special Democratic primary on September 5, 2023.
Elections
2023
See also: Rhode Island state legislative special elections, 2023
General election
Special general election for Rhode Island State Senate District 1
Jake Bissaillon defeated Niyoka Powell in the special general election for Rhode Island State Senate District 1 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jake Bissaillon (D) | 82.8 | 904 |
 | Niyoka Powell (R) | 16.4 | 179 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 9 | ||
| Total votes: 1,092 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 1
Jake Bissaillon defeated Nathan Biah, Michelle Rivera, and Mario Mancebo in the special Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 1 on September 5, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jake Bissaillon | 53.4 | 752 |
 | Nathan Biah | 24.4 | 344 | |
| Michelle Rivera | 19.0 | 268 | ||
| Mario Mancebo | 3.2 | 45 | ||
| Total votes: 1,409 | |||
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Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 1
Niyoka Powell advanced from the special Republican primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 1 on September 5, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Niyoka Powell | 100.0 | 18 |
| Total votes: 18 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Rivera in this election.
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Michelle Rivera did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Candidate Rhode Island State Senate District 1 |
Footnotes
