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Last election

November 5, 2024

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Westin Place (Republican Party) ran for election to the Rhode Island State Senate to represent District 38. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Rhode Island State Senate District 38

Incumbent Victoria Gu defeated Westin Place in the general election for Rhode Island State Senate District 38 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Victoria Gu
Victoria Gu (D)
 
58.1
 
9,326
Westin Place (R)
 
41.8
 
6,702
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
14

Total votes: 16,042
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 38

Incumbent Victoria Gu advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 38 on September 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Victoria Gu
Victoria Gu
 
100.0
 
1,596

Total votes: 1,596
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 38

Westin Place advanced from the Republican primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 38 on September 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Westin Place
 
100.0
 
408

Total votes: 408
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Place in this election.

Pledges

Place signed the following pledges.

  • U.S. Term Limits

2022

See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Rhode Island State Senate District 38

Victoria Gu defeated Westin Place and Caswell Cooke in the general election for Rhode Island State Senate District 38 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Victoria Gu
Victoria Gu (D)
 
46.5
 
5,957
Westin Place (R)
 
27.5
 
3,524
Image of Caswell Cooke
Caswell Cooke (Independent)
 
26.0
 
3,339
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
3

Total votes: 12,823
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 38

Victoria Gu defeated Sharon Ahern and Michael Niemeyer in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 38 on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Victoria Gu
Victoria Gu
 
66.3
 
1,942
Sharon Ahern
 
27.3
 
800
Michael Niemeyer
 
6.4
 
186

Total votes: 2,928
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 38

Westin Place advanced from the Republican primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 38 on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Westin Place
 
100.0
 
607

Total votes: 607
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Westin Place did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.


Campaign finance summary


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Westin Place campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Rhode Island State Senate District 38Lost general$4,977 $0
2022Rhode Island State Senate District 38Lost general$5,099 $0
Grand total$10,077 $0
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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