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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

September 5, 2023

Education

Bachelor's

Harvard University

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army

Years of service

1963 - 1964

Personal
Profession
Construction, Home Builder
Contact

Campaign website

Spencer Dickinson (Democratic Party) ran in a special election to the U.S. House to represent Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District. He lost in the special Democratic primary on September 5, 2023.

Dickinson is a former member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, representing District 35 from 2010 to January 6, 2015.

Biography

Dickinson earned his B.A. from Harvard University in 1966. His professional experience includes working in the home building industry for MB Construction. He served in the U.S. Army from 1963 to 1964, and again from 1968 to 1969.[1]

Elections

2023

See also: Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District special election, 2023

Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District special election, 2023 (September 5 Democratic primary)

Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District special election, 2023 (September 5 Republican primary)

General election

Special general election for U.S. House Rhode Island District 1

Gabe Amo defeated Gerry Leonard in the special general election for U.S. House Rhode Island District 1 on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Gabe Amo
Gabe Amo (D) Candidate Connection
 
64.9
 
43,290
Image of Gerry Leonard
Gerry Leonard (R)
 
35.1
 
23,393

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 66,683
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 1

The following candidates ran in the special Democratic primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 1 on September 5, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Gabe Amo
Gabe Amo Candidate Connection
 
32.4
 
12,946
Image of J. Aaron Regunberg
J. Aaron Regunberg
 
24.9
 
9,960
Image of Sandra Cano
Sandra Cano Candidate Connection
 
13.9
 
5,574
Image of Sabina Matos
Sabina Matos
 
8.0
 
3,210
Image of Stephen Casey
Stephen Casey
 
5.8
 
2,329
Image of Walter Berbrick
Walter Berbrick Candidate Connection
 
3.6
 
1,453
Image of Ana Quezada
Ana Quezada
 
3.5
 
1,415
Image of John Goncalves
John Goncalves
 
2.8
 
1,118
Image of Don Carlson
Don Carlson (Unofficially withdrew) Candidate Connection
 
1.7
 
690
Image of Allen Waters
Allen Waters
 
1.3
 
503
Image of Stephanie Beauté
Stephanie Beauté
 
1.1
 
428
Image of Spencer Dickinson
Spencer Dickinson
 
0.9
 
354

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 39,980
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 1

Gerry Leonard defeated Terri Flynn in the special Republican primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 1 on September 5, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Gerry Leonard
Gerry Leonard
 
75.7
 
3,076
Image of Terri Flynn
Terri Flynn Candidate Connection
 
24.3
 
989

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,065
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Dickinson in this election.

2022

See also: Rhode Island's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Rhode Island District 2

Seth Magaziner defeated Allan Fung and Bill Gilbert in the general election for U.S. House Rhode Island District 2 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Seth Magaziner
Seth Magaziner (D)
 
50.4
 
101,432
Image of Allan Fung
Allan Fung (R)
 
46.7
 
93,969
Image of Bill Gilbert
Bill Gilbert (Independent)
 
2.7
 
5,489
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
199

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 201,089
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 2

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 2 on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Seth Magaziner
Seth Magaziner
 
54.0
 
30,309
Image of David Segal
David Segal
 
16.2
 
9,067
Image of Sarah Morgenthau
Sarah Morgenthau
 
11.9
 
6,696
Image of Joy Fox
Joy Fox Candidate Connection
 
10.9
 
6,112
Image of Omar Bah
Omar Bah
 
4.6
 
2,600
Image of Spencer Dickinson
Spencer Dickinson
 
2.3
 
1,318

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 56,102
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 2

Allan Fung advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 2 on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Allan Fung
Allan Fung
 
100.0
 
12,113

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 12,113
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2020

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 35

Incumbent Kathleen Fogarty won election in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 35 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kathleen Fogarty
Kathleen Fogarty (D)
 
95.6
 
4,386
 Other/Write-in votes
 
4.4
 
202

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,588
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 35

Incumbent Kathleen Fogarty defeated Spencer Dickinson in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 35 on September 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kathleen Fogarty
Kathleen Fogarty
 
75.7
 
1,182
Image of Spencer Dickinson
Spencer Dickinson
 
24.3
 
379

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,561
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2018

General election

General election for Governor of Rhode Island

The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of Rhode Island on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Gina Raimondo
Gina Raimondo (D) Candidate Connection
 
52.6
 
198,122
Image of Allan Fung
Allan Fung (R)
 
37.2
 
139,932
Image of Joseph Trillo
Joseph Trillo (Independent)
 
4.4
 
16,532
Image of Bill Gilbert
Bill Gilbert (Moderate Party of Rhode Island Party)
 
2.7
 
10,155
Image of Luis Daniel Muñoz
Luis Daniel Muñoz (Independent)
 
1.7
 
6,223
Image of Anne Armstrong
Anne Armstrong (Compassion Party)
 
1.1
 
4,191
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
1,246

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 376,401
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Rhode Island

Incumbent Gina Raimondo defeated Matt Brown and Spencer Dickinson in the Democratic primary for Governor of Rhode Island on September 12, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Gina Raimondo
Gina Raimondo Candidate Connection
 
57.2
 
67,370
Image of Matt Brown
Matt Brown
 
33.5
 
39,518
Image of Spencer Dickinson
Spencer Dickinson
 
9.3
 
10,987

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 117,875
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Rhode Island

Allan Fung defeated Patricia Morgan and Giovanni Feroce in the Republican primary for Governor of Rhode Island on September 12, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Allan Fung
Allan Fung
 
56.4
 
18,661
Image of Patricia Morgan
Patricia Morgan
 
40.1
 
13,267
Image of Giovanni Feroce
Giovanni Feroce
 
3.5
 
1,159

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 33,087
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2016

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Rhode Island House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and a general election would have taken place on November 8, 2016, if no candidate had won a majority of votes in the primary. The candidate filing deadline was June 29, 2016.

Incumbent Kathleen Fogarty defeated Bruce Waidler in the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 35 general election.[2][3]

Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 35 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Kathleen Fogarty Incumbent 57.90% 2,825
     Independent Bruce Waidler 42.10% 2,054
Total Votes 4,879
Source: Rhode Island State Board of Elections


Incumbent Kathleen Fogarty defeated Spencer Dickinson in the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 35 Democratic primary.[4]

Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 35 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Kathleen Fogarty Incumbent 54.78% 584
     Democratic Spencer Dickinson 45.22% 482
Total Votes 1,066



2014

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Rhode Island House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 25, 2014. Kathleen Fogarty defeated incumbent Spencer Dickinson in the Democratic primary, while Lacey McGreevy was unopposed in the Republican primary. Fogarty defeated McGreevy in the general election.[5][6][7]

Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 35, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngKathleen Fogarty 58% 2,113
     Republican Lacey McGreevy 42% 1,527
Total Votes 3,640
Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 35 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngKathleen Fogarty 51.3% 672
Spencer Dickinson Incumbent 48.7% 638
Total Votes 1,310

2012

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2012

Dickinson won re-election in the 2012 election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 25. Dickinson defeated Kathleen Fogarty in the September 11 Democratic primary and defeated James Haldeman (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9][10]

Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 35, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngSpencer Dickinson Incumbent 54.2% 2,470
     Republican James Haldeman 45.5% 2,074
     Other Write-in 0.3% 15
Total Votes 4,559
Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 35 Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngSpencer Dickinson Incumbent 52.8% 514
Kathleen Fogarty 47.2% 460
Total Votes 974

2010

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2010

Dickinson defeated incumbent Michael Rice in the September 14 Democratic primary and defeated Republican James Haldeman in the November 2 general election.[11][12]

Rhode Island House District 35
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Spencer Dickinson (D) 2081
James Haldeman (R) 1918

Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Spencer Dickinson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Spencer Dickinson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Spencer Dickinson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Dickinson served on the following committees:

Rhode Island committee assignments, 2013
• Small Business

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Dickinson served on these committees:

Campaign finance summary

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Spencer Dickinson campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2023U.S. House Rhode Island District 1Lost primary$34,200 $15,623
2022U.S. House Rhode Island District 2Lost primary$12,000 $6,688
2020Rhode Island House of Representatives District 35Lost primary$12,120 N/A**
2012Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 35Won $14,840 N/A**
2010Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 35Won $12,600 N/A**
2006Lieutenant Governor of Rhode IslandLost $127,502 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards and State legislative scorecards in Rhode Island

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2014

In 2014, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 7 to June 23.

Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills related to civil liberties.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues.
Legislators are scored by the Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity on their votes "affecting free-market, small-government, or constitutional principles."[13]


2013


2012


2011

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography of Rep. Spencer Dickinson," accessed June 10, 2014
    2. ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Search," accessed October 5, 2016
    3. ↑ Rhode Island State Board of Elections, "2016 general election results," accessed January 19, 2017
    4. ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Search," accessed June 30, 2016
    5. ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "Candidates for Representative in General Assembly," accessed June 30, 2014
    6. ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2014 Statewide Primary Results: Representative in General Assembly," accessed September 26, 2014
    7. ↑ Rhode Island Board of Elections, "Official 2014 general election results," accessed December 4, 2014
    8. ↑ Candidates in Upcoming Elections, "Rhode Island Secretary of State," accessed July 10, 2012
    9. ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2012 Statewide Primary Results," accessed June 10, 2014
    10. ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2012 Statewide General Election Results," accessed June 10, 2014
    11. ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2010 Statewide Primary Results," accessed June 10, 2014
    12. ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2010 Statewide General Election Results," accessed June 10, 2014
    13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Warwick Online, "Rep. Morgan scores top on 'subjective' House Freedom Index," May 31, 2016
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    2011–January 6, 2015     		Succeeded by
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