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Republican Party primaries in Rhode Island, 2024
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This page focuses on the Republican primaries that took place in Rhode Island on September 10, 2024.
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.
Federal elections
U.S. Senate
A Republican Party primary took place on September 10, 2024, in Rhode Island to determine which Republican candidate would run in the state's general election on November 5, 2024.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Rhode Island
Patricia Morgan defeated Raymond McKay in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Rhode Island on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Patricia Morgan | 64.4 | 12,108 |
 | Raymond McKay  | 35.6 | 6,681 | |
| Total votes: 18,789 | |||
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Rhode Island
Context of the 2024 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 |
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| 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
Republican Party of Rhode Island
- See also: Republican Party of Rhode Island
State political party revenue
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.
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 | |||||||
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| 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.[4][5]
| 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. |
| 2016 presidential results by state House district | |||||||
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| District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control |
| 1 | 77.88% | 19.55% | D+58.3 | 85.45% | 10.33% | D+75.1 | D |
| 2 | 82.10% | 14.94% | D+67.2 | 83.30% | 11.66% | D+71.6 | D |
| 3 | 88.85% | 10.11% | D+78.7 | 83.05% | 13.74% | D+69.3 | D |
| 4 | 81.90% | 15.78% | D+66.1 | 84.03% | 11.98% | D+72.1 | D |
| 5 | 75.85% | 22.86% | D+53 | 70.70% | 25.52% | D+45.2 | D |
| 6 | 70.83% | 27.63% | D+43.2 | 65.10% | 31.15% | D+33.9 | D |
| 7 | 78.56% | 19.57% | D+59 | 75.26% | 20.42% | D+54.8 | D |
| 8 | 85.36% | 11.66% | D+73.7 | 81.34% | 13.96% | D+67.4 | D |
| 9 | 91.76% | 6.92% | D+84.8 | 89.81% | 7.10% | D+82.7 | D |
| 10 | 90.59% | 8.59% | D+82 | 85.57% | 11.51% | D+74.1 | D |
| 11 | 93.26% | 5.08% | D+88.2 | 89.07% | 7.94% | D+81.1 | D |
| 12 | 95.96% | 3.50% | D+92.5 | 91.06% | 6.52% | D+84.5 | D |
| 13 | 76.98% | 21.84% | D+55.1 | 68.85% | 28.14% | D+40.7 | D |
| 14 | 72.42% | 26.13% | D+46.3 | 61.41% | 34.88% | D+26.5 | D |
| 15 | 50.98% | 47.87% | D+3.1 | 40.49% | 55.59% | R+15.1 | D |
| 16 | 58.59% | 40.13% | D+18.5 | 49.24% | 47.00% | D+2.2 | R |
| 17 | 63.08% | 35.32% | D+27.8 | 52.69% | 43.33% | D+9.4 | D |
| 18 | 74.50% | 23.72% | D+50.8 | 69.90% | 25.47% | D+44.4 | D |
| 19 | 64.13% | 33.94% | D+30.2 | 56.26% | 38.78% | D+17.5 | D |
| 20 | 62.11% | 35.83% | D+26.3 | 51.01% | 43.79% | D+7.2 | D |
| 21 | 62.97% | 35.04% | D+27.9 | 47.41% | 47.19% | D+0.2 | D |
| 22 | 60.04% | 38.07% | D+22 | 45.71% | 48.55% | R+2.8 | D |
| 23 | 61.87% | 35.86% | D+26 | 46.92% | 47.65% | R+0.7 | D |
| 24 | 54.45% | 43.97% | D+10.5 | 51.29% | 44.27% | D+7 | D |
| 25 | 60.30% | 36.95% | D+23.3 | 45.51% | 48.92% | R+3.4 | D |
| 26 | 58.69% | 39.60% | D+19.1 | 44.83% | 50.39% | R+5.6 | R |
| 27 | 60.66% | 37.57% | D+23.1 | 46.54% | 48.76% | R+2.2 | D |
| 28 | 55.96% | 42.02% | D+13.9 | 40.92% | 53.78% | R+12.9 | R |
| 29 | 53.11% | 44.78% | D+8.3 | 40.38% | 54.62% | R+14.2 | R |
| 30 | 48.09% | 50.48% | R+2.4 | 51.89% | 43.35% | D+8.5 | R |
| 31 | 53.25% | 44.58% | D+8.7 | 49.38% | 44.64% | D+4.7 | D |
| 32 | 54.65% | 42.99% | D+11.7 | 54.91% | 38.68% | D+16.2 | D |
| 33 | 59.11% | 38.66% | D+20.4 | 56.59% | 37.80% | D+18.8 | D |
| 34 | 62.59% | 35.06% | D+27.5 | 58.84% | 35.04% | D+23.8 | D |
| 35 | 60.99% | 36.81% | D+24.2 | 60.50% | 33.29% | D+27.2 | D |
| 36 | 59.64% | 38.12% | D+21.5 | 54.23% | 40.49% | D+13.7 | I |
| 37 | 56.42% | 42.19% | D+14.2 | 50.60% | 44.83% | D+5.8 | D |
| 38 | 57.83% | 39.99% | D+17.8 | 44.01% | 50.80% | R+6.8 | D |
| 39 | 52.67% | 44.46% | D+8.2 | 41.77% | 52.15% | R+10.4 | R |
| 40 | 50.44% | 47.48% | D+3 | 37.94% | 56.19% | R+18.2 | R |
| 41 | 44.89% | 53.59% | R+8.7 | 35.38% | 60.20% | R+24.8 | R |
| 42 | 58.92% | 39.91% | D+19 | 42.15% | 54.30% | R+12.1 | D |
| 43 | 58.21% | 40.61% | D+17.6 | 41.73% | 54.89% | R+13.2 | D |
| 44 | 49.94% | 48.77% | D+1.2 | 40.47% | 55.06% | R+14.6 | D |
| 45 | 57.34% | 41.19% | D+16.1 | 50.08% | 44.59% | D+5.5 | D |
| 46 | 57.40% | 41.52% | D+15.9 | 49.80% | 45.64% | D+4.2 | D |
| 47 | 54.49% | 43.42% | D+11.1 | 36.29% | 57.69% | R+21.4 | D |
| 48 | 50.29% | 47.86% | D+2.4 | 40.74% | 54.21% | R+13.5 | R |
| 49 | 71.11% | 26.68% | D+44.4 | 59.21% | 35.90% | D+23.3 | D |
| 50 | 62.76% | 35.64% | D+27.1 | 47.15% | 47.01% | D+0.1 | D |
| 51 | 61.36% | 36.93% | D+24.4 | 47.71% | 46.96% | D+0.7 | D |
| 52 | 50.99% | 47.45% | D+3.5 | 49.28% | 45.78% | D+3.5 | D |
| 53 | 51.05% | 47.12% | D+3.9 | 43.76% | 51.38% | R+7.6 | D |
| 54 | 63.50% | 34.68% | D+28.8 | 50.82% | 45.03% | D+5.8 | D |
| 55 | 62.78% | 35.87% | D+26.9 | 50.30% | 46.45% | D+3.9 | D |
| 56 | 87.64% | 11.14% | D+76.5 | 83.70% | 13.17% | D+70.5 | D |
| 57 | 70.43% | 28.46% | D+42 | 61.34% | 34.62% | D+26.7 | D |
| 58 | 81.87% | 17.04% | D+64.8 | 75.91% | 21.45% | D+54.5 | D |
| 59 | 82.88% | 15.73% | D+67.2 | 81.01% | 16.02% | D+65 | D |
| 60 | 77.19% | 21.25% | D+55.9 | 68.84% | 26.69% | D+42.2 | D |
| 61 | 69.97% | 28.19% | D+41.8 | 58.87% | 36.65% | D+22.2 | D |
| 62 | 73.17% | 25.52% | D+47.7 | 62.35% | 33.88% | D+28.5 | D |
| 63 | 68.71% | 29.70% | D+39 | 61.42% | 34.15% | D+27.3 | D |
| 64 | 78.23% | 20.42% | D+57.8 | 64.45% | 30.74% | D+33.7 | D |
| 65 | 67.21% | 31.00% | D+36.2 | 57.16% | 38.34% | D+18.8 | D |
| 66 | 60.33% | 38.05% | D+22.3 | 60.76% | 34.39% | D+26.4 | D |
| 67 | 59.60% | 38.43% | D+21.2 | 59.62% | 35.22% | D+24.4 | D |
| 68 | 61.03% | 37.23% | D+23.8 | 56.44% | 38.30% | D+18.1 | D |
| 69 | 63.40% | 34.93% | D+28.5 | 54.73% | 39.34% | D+15.4 | D |
| 70 | 61.15% | 37.13% | D+24 | 50.97% | 44.04% | D+6.9 | D |
| 71 | 55.50% | 42.77% | D+12.7 | 51.15% | 42.78% | D+8.4 | D |
| 72 | 52.92% | 45.87% | D+7 | 54.31% | 40.56% | D+13.7 | R |
| 73 | 69.84% | 28.60% | D+41.2 | 68.08% | 26.94% | D+41.1 | D |
| 74 | 60.47% | 37.39% | D+23.1 | 58.87% | 35.46% | D+23.4 | D |
| 75 | 63.12% | 35.12% | D+28 | 64.40% | 30.27% | D+34.1 | D |
| Total | 62.90% | 35.35% | D+27.5 | 55.54% | 39.71% | D+15.8 | - |
| Source: Daily Kos | |||||||
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed July 22, 2024
- ↑ Bill Track 50, "RI H7662," accessed July 21, 2024
- ↑ State of Rhode Island General Assembly, "R.I. Gen. Laws § 17–9.1-23 ," accessed July 22, 2024
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
