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Republican Party primaries in Rhode Island, 2020

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2018

Republican Party primaries, 2020

Rhode Island Republican Party.jpg

Primary Date
September 8, 2020

Primary Runoff Date
N/A

Federal elections
Republican primary for U.S. Senate
Republican primaries for U.S. House

State party
Republican Party of Rhode Island
State political party revenue

This page focuses on the Republican primaries that took place in Rhode Island on September 8, 2020. Click here for more information about the Democratic primaries.

Note that the dates and terms of participation for presidential preference primaries and caucuses sometimes differ from those that apply to primaries for state-level and other federal offices, which are the subject of this article. For more information on this state's presidential nomination process, click here.

Federal elections

U.S. Senate

See also: United States Senate election in Rhode Island, 2020 (September 8 Republican primary)

The 2020 U.S. Senate elections in Rhode Island took place on November 3, 2020. Voters elected one candidate to serve in the U.S. Senate.

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

U.S. House

See also: United States House elections in Rhode Island, 2020 (September 8 Republican primaries)

The 2020 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island took place on November 3, 2020. Voters elected two candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's two congressional districts.

District 1

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

The Republican Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.

    District 2

    Republican Party Republican primary candidates


    Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

    State elections

    State Senate

    See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2020
    The Rhode Island State Senate was one of 86 state legislative chambers with elections in 2020. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2018, 87 out of 99 legislative chambers held elections. To see a full list of state Senate candidates in the Republican primaries, click "Show more" below.
    Show more

    Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2020

    • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
    • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
    • * = The primary was canceled and the candidate advanced.
    Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
    District 1

    Green check mark transparent.pngMaryellen Goodwin (i)
    Evan Lemoine  Candidate Connection

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 2

    Green check mark transparent.pngAna Quezada (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 3

    Green check mark transparent.pngGayle Goldin* (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 4

    Green check mark transparent.pngDominick Ruggerio (i)
    Leonardo Cioe Jr.  Candidate Connection

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 5

    Green check mark transparent.pngSam Bell (i)
    Jo-Ann Ryan

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 6

    Harold Metts (i)
    Green check mark transparent.pngTiara Mack  Candidate Connection

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 7

    Green check mark transparent.pngFrank Ciccone (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 8

    Green check mark transparent.pngSandra Cano (i)

    Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Karsulavitch*

    District 9

    Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Burke
    Geoffrey Rousselle

    Did not make the ballot:
    Kyle Pendola 
    Aaron Pearson 

    Green check mark transparent.pngJeffery Kozlin

    District 10

    Green check mark transparent.pngWalter Felag (i)

    Green check mark transparent.pngMark Smiley*

    District 11

    Green check mark transparent.pngJames Arthur Seveney (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 12

    Green check mark transparent.pngLouis DiPalma (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 13

    Green check mark transparent.pngDawn Euer (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 14

    Green check mark transparent.pngValarie Lawson (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 15

    Green check mark transparent.pngMeghan Kallman  Candidate Connection
    Robert H. Morris Jr.  Candidate Connection
    Herbert Weiss  Candidate Connection

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 16

    Elizabeth Crowley (i)
    Green check mark transparent.pngJonathon Acosta  Candidate Connection
    Leslie Estrada

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 17

    Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Douglas Barr II

    Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Paolino* (i)

    District 18

    William Conley Jr. (i)
    Green check mark transparent.pngCynthia Mendes

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 19

    Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Pearson (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 20

    Green check mark transparent.pngRoger Picard (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 21

    The Democratic primary was canceled.


    Green check mark transparent.pngGordon Rogers (i)

    District 22

    Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Archambault (i)
    Melanie DuPont

    Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Santucci

    District 23

    Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Roselli  Candidate Connection

    Green check mark transparent.pngJessica de la Cruz (i)

    District 24

    Green check mark transparent.pngMelissa Murray (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 25

    Green check mark transparent.pngFrank Lombardo III (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 26

    Green check mark transparent.pngFrank Lombardi (i)

    Green check mark transparent.pngAnthony Fagundes, Sr.

    District 27

    Green check mark transparent.pngHanna Gallo (i)

    Green check mark transparent.pngPat Cortellessa  Candidate Connection

    District 28

    Green check mark transparent.pngJoshua Miller (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 29

    Green check mark transparent.pngMichael McCaffrey (i)
    Jennifer Rourke  Candidate Connection

    Green check mark transparent.pngJean Trafford

    District 30

    Mark McKenney (i)
    Green check mark transparent.pngJeanine Calkin

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 31

    Green check mark transparent.pngKendra Anderson
    Brian Dunckley
    Steve Merolla
    Michael Mita

    John Silvaggio
    Green check mark transparent.pngScott Zambarano

    District 32

    Green check mark transparent.pngCynthia Armour Coyne (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 33

    Green check mark transparent.pngLeonidas Raptakis (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    Did not make the ballot:
    Jose Benitez 

    District 34

    Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Douglas  Candidate Connection

    Green check mark transparent.pngElaine Morgan (i)

    District 35

    Green check mark transparent.pngBridget Valverde (i)

    Green check mark transparent.pngCharles Callanan  Candidate Connection

    District 36

    Green check mark transparent.pngAlana DiMario
    Ellen Waxman

    Did not make the ballot:
    Robert E. Craven, Jr. 

    Green check mark transparent.pngDoreen Costa

    District 37

    Green check mark transparent.pngV. Susan Sosnowski (i)
    Maggie Kain  Candidate Connection

    Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Tacey

    District 38

    The Democratic primary was canceled.


    Green check mark transparent.pngDennis Algiere (i)

    State House

    See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2020
    The Rhode Island House of Representatives was one of 86 state legislative chambers with elections in 2020. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2018, 87 out of 99 legislative chambers held elections. To see a full list of state House candidates in the Republican primaries, click "Show more" below.
    Show more

    Rhode Island State House elections, 2020

    • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
    • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
    • * = The primary was canceled and the candidate advanced.
    Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
    District 1

    Green check mark transparent.pngEdith Ajello (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 2

    Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Blazejewski (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    Did not make the ballot:
    William Lebron Jr. 

    District 3

    Moira Walsh (i)
    Green check mark transparent.pngNathan Biah

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 4

    Green check mark transparent.pngRebecca Kislak (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 5

    Green check mark transparent.pngMarcia Ranglin-Vassell (i)

    Green check mark transparent.pngRonald Iacobbo

    District 6

    Green check mark transparent.pngRaymond Hull (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 7

    Daniel McKiernan (i)
    Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Morales  Candidate Connection
    Angel Subervi

    Did not make the ballot:
    Jessenia Grijalva 

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 8

    Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Lombardi (i)
    Darwin Castro

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 9

    Green check mark transparent.pngAnastasia Williams (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 10

    Green check mark transparent.pngScott Slater (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 11

    Green check mark transparent.pngGrace Diaz (i)
    Laura Perez

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 12

    Green check mark transparent.pngJose Batista
    Carlos Cedeno

    Did not make the ballot:
    Joseph Almeida (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 13

    Mario Mendez (i)
    Janice Falconer  Candidate Connection
    Green check mark transparent.pngRamon Perez

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 14

    Green check mark transparent.pngCharlene Lima (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 15

    Green check mark transparent.pngNicholas Mattiello (i)

    Green check mark transparent.pngBarbara Ann Fenton-Fung  Candidate Connection

    District 16

    Christopher Millea (i)
    Green check mark transparent.pngBrandon Potter

    Green check mark transparent.pngMaryann Lancia

    District 17

    Green check mark transparent.pngJacquelyn Baginski

    Did not make the ballot:
    Robert Jacquard (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    Did not make the ballot:
    David McGinn 

    District 18

    Green check mark transparent.pngArthur Handy (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 19

    Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph McNamara (i)
    Stuart Wilson

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 20

    Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Bennett (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 21

    Green check mark transparent.pngCamille Vella-Wilkinson (i)

    Green check mark transparent.pngRonald Loparto

    District 22

    Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph Solomon Jr. (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 23

    Green check mark transparent.pngK. Joseph Shekarchi (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 24

    Green check mark transparent.pngEvan Shanley (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 25

    Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Noret (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    Did not make the ballot:
    Dorinne Albright 

    District 26

    Green check mark transparent.pngJames Jackson (i)

    Green check mark transparent.pngPatricia Morgan

    District 27

    Green check mark transparent.pngPatricia Serpa (i)
    Nicholas Delmenico

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 28

    Green check mark transparent.pngScott Guthrie

    Green check mark transparent.pngGeorge Nardone (i)

    District 29

    The Democratic primary was canceled.


    Green check mark transparent.pngSherry Roberts (i)

    District 30

    Green check mark transparent.pngJustine Caldwell (i)

    Green check mark transparent.pngAntonio Giarrusso

    District 31

    Green check mark transparent.pngJulie Casimiro (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 32

    Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Craven (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 33

    Green check mark transparent.pngCarol Hagan McEntee (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 34

    Green check mark transparent.pngTeresa Tanzi (i)
    Gina Giramma

    Did not make the ballot:
    Kimberly McGovern 

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 35

    Green check mark transparent.pngKathleen Fogarty (i)
    Spencer Dickinson

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 36

    The Democratic primary was canceled.


    Green check mark transparent.pngBlake Filippi (i)

    District 37

    Green check mark transparent.pngSamuel Azzinaro (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 38

    Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Kennedy (i)
    Miguel Torres  Candidate Connection

    Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Kohlman

    District 39

    Green check mark transparent.pngMegan Cotter

    Green check mark transparent.pngJustin Price (i)

    Did not make the ballot:
    Gerald Zarrella 

    District 40

    Green check mark transparent.pngLinda Nichols

    Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Chippendale (i)

    District 41

    Green check mark transparent.pngPamela Carosi
    Giuseppe Mattiello

    Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Quattrocchi (i)

    District 42

    Green check mark transparent.pngEdward Cardillo

    Did not make the ballot:
    Stephen Ucci (i)

    Green check mark transparent.pngFrank Ricci

    District 43

    Green check mark transparent.pngDeborah Fellela (i)
    Melinda Lopez

    Green check mark transparent.pngNicola Grasso

    District 44

    Green check mark transparent.pngGregory Costantino (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 45

    Green check mark transparent.pngMia Ackerman (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 46

    Green check mark transparent.pngMary Ann Shallcross-Smith

    Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Cullen*

    District 47

    The Democratic primary was canceled.


    Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Place (i)

    District 48

    The Democratic primary was canceled.


    Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Newberry (i)

    District 49

    Green check mark transparent.pngSteven Lima

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 50

    Green check mark transparent.pngStephen Casey (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 51

    Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Phillips (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 52

    Green check mark transparent.pngAlex Marszalkowski (i)

    Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Hogan*  Candidate Connection

    District 53

    Green check mark transparent.pngBernard Hawkins (i)

    Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Rea

    Did not make the ballot:
    Zofia Grzegorzewska 

    District 54

    Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam O'Brien (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 55

    Green check mark transparent.pngArthur Corvese (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 56

    Green check mark transparent.pngJoshua Giraldo (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 57

    Green check mark transparent.pngJames McLaughlin (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 58

    Green check mark transparent.pngCarlos Tobon (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 59

    Green check mark transparent.pngJean Barros (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 60

    Green check mark transparent.pngKaren Alzate (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 61

    Raymond Johnston Jr. (i)
    Green check mark transparent.pngLeonela Felix

    Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Wheeler*  Candidate Connection

    District 62

    Green check mark transparent.pngMary Messier (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 63

    Green check mark transparent.pngKatherine Kazarian (i)

    Did not make the ballot:
    Paul Moura 
    Brian Coogan 

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 64

    Jose Serodio (i)
    Green check mark transparent.pngBrianna Henries  Candidate Connection

    Did not make the ballot:
    Ashley Pereira 

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 65

    Green check mark transparent.pngGregg Amore (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 66

    Green check mark transparent.pngLiana Cassar (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 67

    Green check mark transparent.pngJason Knight* (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 68

    Green check mark transparent.pngJune Speakman (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 69

    Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Donovan (i)

    Green check mark transparent.pngAnn Costa*

    District 70

    Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Edwards* (i)

    Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Borden*

    District 71

    John Edwards
    Green check mark transparent.pngMichelle McGaw

    Green check mark transparent.pngAmy Veri*

    District 72

    Green check mark transparent.pngTerri-Denise Cortvriend (i)
    Christopher Semonelli

    Green check mark transparent.pngKenneth Mendonca*

    District 73

    Green check mark transparent.pngMarvin Abney* (i)

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 74

    Green check mark transparent.pngDeborah Ruggiero (i)
    Henry Lombardi

    The Republican primary was canceled.


    District 75

    Green check mark transparent.pngLauren Carson* (i)

    Green check mark transparent.pngPatrick Donovan*

    Context of the 2020 elections

    Rhode Island Party Control: 1992-2025
    Sixteen years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
    Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

    Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
    Governor D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R I I D D D D D D D D D D D D D
    Senate D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
    House D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

    State party overview

    See also: Republican Party of Rhode Island

    State political party revenue

    See also: State political party revenue and State political party revenue per capita

    State political parties typically deposit revenue in separate state and federal accounts in order to comply with state and federal campaign finance laws.

    The Democratic Party and the Republican Party maintain state affiliates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and select U.S. territories. The following map displays total state political party revenue per capita for the Republican state party affiliates.


    Voter information

    How the primary works

    A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election.

    Rhode Island utilizes a semi-closed primary system. Unaffiliated voters may vote in a party's primary without affiliating with that party. Voters that are affiliated with a party at the time of the primary election may only vote in that party's primary.[1][2][3]

    For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

    Poll times

    Polls in Rhode Island open at 7 a.m. Eastern Time except in New Shoreham, where they open at 9 a.m. All polls statewide close at 8 p.m. Eastern Time. An individual who is in line at the time polls close must be allowed to vote.[4]

    Registration requirements

    Check your voter registration status here.

    To register to vote in Rhode Island, an applicant must be a citizen of the United States, a resident of Rhode Island, and at least 16 years old. To voter, one must be at least 18 years old by Election Day.[5] Applicants can register online, by mailing in a voter registration form, or in person at the local board of canvassers or other state agencies such as the Department of Motor Vehicles, Department of Human Services, or the Department of Mental Health.[5]

    Automatic registration

    See also: Automatic voter registration

    Rhode Island enacted automatic voter registration in 2017.[6]

    Online registration

    See also: Online voter registration

    Rhode Island has implemented an online voter registration system. Residents can register to vote by visiting this website.

    Same-day registration

    See also: Same-day voter registration
    Rhode Island allows for same day voter registration for the Presidential Election only. If you miss the voter registration deadline, you can register to vote on Election Day, but you will only be able to vote for President and Vice President. You will not be able to vote in any state, local, or other federal races. You can only register and vote on Election Day at the location designated by your local board of canvassers.[5][7]

    Residency requirements

    To register to vote in Rhode Island, you must be a resident of the state.

    Verification of citizenship

    See also: Laws permitting noncitizens to vote in the United States

    Rhode Island does not require proof of citizenship for voter registration. An individual applying to register to vote must attest that they are a U.S. citizen under penalty of perjury.

    All 49 states with voter registration systems require applicants to declare that they are U.S. citizens in order to register to vote in state and federal elections, under penalty of perjury or other punishment.[8] Seven states — Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Wyoming — have laws requiring verification of citizenship at the time of voter registration, whether in effect or not. In three states — California, Maryland, and Vermont — at least one local jurisdiction allows noncitizens to vote in some local elections. Noncitizens registering to vote in those elections must complete a voter registration application provided by the local jurisdiction and are not eligible to register as state or federal voters.

    Verifying your registration

    The Rhode Island Department of State allows residents to check their voter registration status online by visiting this website.

    Voter ID requirements

    Rhode Island requires voters to present photo identification (ID) while voting. Accepted forms of ID include a Rhode Island driver's license, Rhode Island voter ID card, and U.S. passport. For a list of all accepted forms of ID, see below.

    The following list of accepted ID was current as of April 2023. Click here for the Rhode Island Secretary of State page on accepted ID to ensure you have the most current information.

    • RI Driver's License or Permit
    • RI Voter ID Card *
    • U.S. Passport
    • ID issued by a U.S. educational institution
    • U.S. military ID
    • ID card issued by the United States or the State of Rhode Island
    • Government issued medical card
    • Tribal ID[7]
    • *The Rhode Island Secretary of State's office is issuing free voter photo ID cards to individuals who do not possess any of the valid Photo IDs listed above. For additional information, visit Rhode Island's online Voter Information Center, call 401-222-2340, or email elections@sos.ri.gov.

    Early voting

    Rhode Island permits early voting. Learn more by visiting this website.

    Early voting permits citizens to cast ballots in person at a polling place prior to an election. In states that permit no-excuse early voting, a voter does not have to provide an excuse for being unable to vote on Election Day. States that allow voters to cast no-excuse absentee/mail-in ballots in person are counted as no-excuse early voting states.

    Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia permit no-excuse early voting.

    Absentee voting

    All Rhode Island voters are eligible to vote absentee/by mail.[9]

    Absentee ballot applications must be received by your local board of canvassers by 4 p.m. 21 days prior to the election. Completed absentee ballots must then be received by your local board of canvassers by 8 p.m. on Election Day. Should circumstances arise within 20 days of an election that will prevent a voter from making it to the polls on Election Day, he or she may qualify for an emergency mail ballot. More information regarding the emergency mail ballot process can be found here.[9][10][11]


    Pivot Counties

    See also: Pivot Counties by state

    One of five Rhode Island counties—20 percent—is a Pivot County. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

    Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
    County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
    Kent County, Rhode Island 0.67% 17.74% 17.40%

    In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won Rhode Island with 54.4 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 38.9 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Rhode Island cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 73.3 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Rhode Island supported Democratic candidates for president more often than Republican candidates, 66.7 to 33.3 percent. The state favored Democrats in every election between between 2000 and 2016.

    Presidential results by legislative district

    The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Rhode Island. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[12][13]

    In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 73 out of 75 state House districts in Rhode Island with an average margin of victory of 33.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 57 out of 75 state House districts in Rhode Island with an average margin of victory of 30.4 points. Clinton won three districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
    In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won two out of 75 state House districts in Rhode Island with an average margin of victory of 5.5 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 18 out of 75 state House districts in Rhode Island with an average margin of victory of 11.1 points. Trump won 11 districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


    See also


    External links

    Footnotes

    1. National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed July 22, 2024
    2. Bill Track 50, "RI H7662," accessed July 21, 2024
    3. State of Rhode Island General Assembly, "R.I. Gen. Laws § 17–9.1-23 ," accessed July 22, 2024
    4. Rhode Island Department of State, "Election Day Voting Hours," accessed September 24, 2024
    5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Rhode Island Department of State, "Register to Vote," accessed April 18, 2023
    6. Providence Journal, “Raimondo signs automatic voter registration bill into law,” August 1, 2017
    7. 7.0 7.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    8. Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
    9. 9.0 9.1 Rhode Island Department of State, "Vote from Home with a Mail Ballot," accessed April 18, 2023
    10. Rhode Island Department of State, "Apply for a Mail Ballot," accessed April 18, 2023
    11. Rhode Island Department of State, "Vote by Emergency Mail Ballot," accessed April 18, 2023
    12. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
    13. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017