Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2008

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Elections for the Rhode Island State Senate consisted of a primary election on September 9, 2008, and a general election on November 4, 2008.

Qualifications[edit]

Article III of the Rhode Island Constitution describes the requirements to hold office.

Campaign contributions[edit]

See also: State-by-state comparison of donations to state senate campaigns

This chart shows how many candidates ran for state senate in Rhode Island in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in state senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests. All figures come from Follow The Money.^[1]

Year	Number of candidates	Total contributions
2012	80	$1,693,685
2010	98	$2,009,724
2008	74	$1,785,520
2006	70	$1,987,554
2004	78	$2,028,107
2002	71	$782,693
2000	74	$499,599

During the 2008 election, the total contributions to the 74 Senate candidates was $1,785,520. The top 10 contributors were:^[2]

2008 Donors, Rhode Island State Senate
Donor	Amount
Mckenna, Keven A	$47,945
Oneill, Edward J	$25,327
Rhode Island Laborers	$21,700
Pagliarini Jr, John A	$19,250
Rhode Island Troopers Association	$17,900
Rhode Island Carpenters	$16,250
Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers	$16,250
Rhode Island Laborers Public Employees	$16,195
Rhode Island Education Association	$13,475
Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 51	$13,100

List of candidates[edit]

District 1[edit]

September 9 Democratic primary:

• Maryellen Goodwin: 986 a
• Keven A. McKenna: 452

September 9 GOP primary:

• Anthony F. Demings a

November 4 General election candidates:

Maryellen Goodwin: 5,631

Anthony F. Demings: 1,003

District 2[edit]

September 9 Democratic primary:

• Maryelyn Alba-Acevedo: 417
• Juan M. Pichardo: 1,279 a

September 9 GOP primary:

• Brian P. Mayben a

November 4 General election candidates:

Juan M. Pichardo: 5,669

Brian P. Mayben: 614

District 3[edit]

September 9 Democratic primary:

• Rhoda E. Perry: 1,224 a

September 9 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 4 General election candidates:

Rhoda E. Perry: 9,105

District 4[edit]

September 9 Democratic primary:

• Dominick J. Ruggerio: 1,338 a

September 9 GOP primary:

• Christine Corene Spaziano a

November 4 General election candidates:

Dominick J. Ruggerio: 7,759

Christine Corene Spaziano: 3,318

District 5[edit]

September 9 Democratic primary:

• Paul V. Jabour: 522 a

September 9 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 4 General election candidates:

Paul V. Jabour: 5,155

District 6[edit]

September 9 Democratic primary:

• Harold M. Metts: 736 a

September 9 GOP primary:

• Marc R. Coda a

November 4 General election candidates:

Harold M. Metts: 6,509

Marc R. Coda: 677

District 7[edit]

September 9 Democratic primary:

• Frank A. Ciccone, III: 1,114 a
• Catherine E. Graziano: 920

September 9 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

Independent candidate:

• Gregary P. Wright a

November 4 General election candidates:

Frank A. Ciccone, III: 7,401

Gregary P. Wright: 2,182

District 8[edit]

September 9 Democratic primary:

• James E. Doyle, II: 1,333 a

September 9 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 4 General election candidates:

James E. Doyle, II: 7,182

District 9[edit]

September 9 Democratic primary:

• Stephen D. Alves: 977
• Paul P. Caianiello, Jr.: 110
• Michael J. Pinga: 994 a

September 9 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 4 General election candidates:

Michael J. Pinga: 8,889

District 10[edit]

September 9 Democratic primary:

• Walter S. Felag, Jr: 407 a

September 9 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 4 General election candidates:

Walter S. Felag, Jr.: 9,307

District 11[edit]

September 9 Democratic primary:

• Charles J. Levesque: 859 a

September 9 GOP primary:

• Christopher Scott Ottiano a

Independent candidate:

• John Stephen Vitkevich a

November 4 General election candidates:

Charles J. Leveseque: 5,506

Christopher Scott Ottiano: 5,393

John Stephen Vitkevich: 1,549

District 12[edit]

September 9 Democratic primary:

• Louis P. DiPalma: 365 a

September 9 GOP primary:

• June N. Gibbs a

November 4 General election candidates:

Louis P. DiPalma: 6,558

June N. Gibbs: 5,955

District 13[edit]

September 9 Democratic primary:

• M. Teresa Paiva-Weed: 647 a

September 9 GOP primary:

• Donna J. Perry a

November 4 General election candidates:

M. Teresa Paiva-Weed: 7,369

Donna J. Perry: 4,103

District 14[edit]

September 9 Democratic primary:

• Daniel DaPonte: 1,337 a

September 9 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 4 General election candidates:

Daniel DaPonte: 8,395

District 15[edit]

September 9 Democratic primary:

• John F. McBurney, III: 1,106 a

September 9 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 4 General election candidates:

John F. McBurney, III: 6,260

District 16[edit]

September 9 Democratic primary:

• Elizabeth A. Crowley: 1,162 a
• Daniel J. Issa: 699

September 9 GOP primary:

• Albert Paul Larivee a

November 4 General election candidates:

Elizabeth A. Crowley: 4,575

Albert Paul Larivee: 700

District 17[edit]

September 9 Democratic primary:

• Joseph A. Montalbano: 1,485 a

September 9 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

Independent candidate:

• Edward J. O'Neill a

November 4 General election candidates:

Joseph A. Montalbano: 5,980

Edward J. O'Neill: 6,773

District 18[edit]

September 9 Democratic primary:

• Joseph A. Botelho, Jr: 269
• Frank A. Devall, Jr: 1,440 a
• Isadore S. Ramos: 784

September 9 GOP primary:

• Marcel L. Robert a

Independent candidate:

• Lynn M. Vargas a

November 4 General election candidates:

Frank A. Devall, Jr.: 6,411

Marcel L. Robert: 1,470

Lynn M. Vargas: 3,975

District 19[edit]

September 9 Democratic primary:

• Daniel P. Connors: 2,773 a

September 9 GOP primary:

• Kathleen E. McCurdy Dennen a

November 4 General election candidates:

Daniel P. Connors: 7,524

Kathleen E. McCurdy Dennen: 6,617

District 20[edit]

September 9 Democratic primary:

• Roger A. Picard: 2,072 a

September 9 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 4 General election candidates:

Roger A. Picard: 8,657

District 21[edit]

September 9 Democratic primary:

• Salvatore Lombardi: 534 a

September 9 GOP primary:

• Leo R. Blais a

November 4 General election candidates:

Salvatore Lombardi: 6,554

Leo R. Blais: 7,657

District 22[edit]

September 9 Democratic primary:

• John J. Tassoni, Jr.: 543 a

September 9 GOP primary:

• David B. Bibeault a

November 4 General election candidates:

John J. Tassoni, Jr.: 8,175

David B. Bibeault: 5,095

District 23[edit]

September 9 Democratic primary:

• Paul W. Fogarty: 1,028 a

September 9 GOP primary:

• Scott P. Rabideau a

November 4 General election candidates:

Paul W. Fogarty: 7,735

Scott P. Rabideau: 5,452

District 24[edit]

September 9 Democratic primary:

• Marc A. Cote: 637 a

September 9 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 4 General election candidates:

Marc A. Cote: 6,192

District 25[edit]

September 9 Democratic primary:

• Christopher B. Maselli: 2,316 a

September 9 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 4 General election candidates:

Christopher B. Maselli: 9,791

District 26[edit]

September 9 Democratic primary:

• Beatrice A. Lanzi: 542 a

September 9 GOP primary:

• Sean P. Gately a

November 4 General election candidates:

Beatrice A. Lanzi: 6,887

Sean P. Gately: 4,725

District 27[edit]

September 9 Democratic primary:

• Hanna M. Gallo: 868 a

September 9 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 4 General election candidates:

Hanna M. Gallo: 9,254

District 28[edit]

September 9 Democratic primary:

• Joshua Miller: 667 a

September 9 GOP primary:

• Robert J. Clarkin a

November 4 General election candidates:

Joshua Miller: 7,366

Robert J. Clarkin: 3,992

District 29[edit]

September 9 Democratic primary:

• Michael J. McCaffrey: 939 a

September 9 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 4 General election candidates:

Michael J. McCaffrey: 9,740

District 30[edit]

September 9 Democratic primary:

• William A. Walaska: 1,013 a

September 9 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 4 General election candidates:

William A. Walaska: 9,256

District 31[edit]

September 9 Democratic primary:

• David A. Bennett: 849
• Erin P. Lynch: 859 a

September 9 GOP primary:

• Thomas M. Madden a

November 4 General election candidates:

Erin P. Lynch: 7,775

Thomas M. Madden: 5,172

District 32[edit]

September 9 Democratic primary:

• Lawrence J. Signore: 300 a

September 9 GOP primary:

• David E. Bates a

November 4 General election candidates:

Lawrence J. Signore: 6,647

David E. Bates: 6,989

District 33[edit]

September 9 Democratic primary:

• Leonidas P. Raptakis: 692 a

September 9 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 4 General election candidates:

Leonidas P. Raptakis: 9,736

District 34[edit]

September 9 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

September 9 GOP primary:

• Francis T. Maher a

Socialist Party candidate:

• Jonathan R. Osborne a

November 4 General election candidates:

Francis T. Maher, Jr.: 9,052

Jonathan R. Osborne: 2,494

District 35[edit]

September 9 Democratic primary:

• Steven Campo: 349
• J. Michael Lenihan: 833 a

September 9 GOP primary:

• John A. Pagliarini, Jr. a

November 4 General election candidates:

J. Michael Leninhan: 7,343

John A. Pagliarini, Jr.: 6,685

District 36[edit]

September 9 Democratic primary:

• Philip F. Fiore: 577
• James C. Sheehan: 1,997 a

September 9 GOP primary:

• William J. Connelly a

November 4 General election candidates:

James C. Sheehan: 8,632

William J. Connelly: 5,108

District 37[edit]

September 9 Democratic primary:

• V. Susan Sosnowski: 1,370 a

September 9 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

Independent candidate:

• Malcolm J. MacKenzie a

November 4 General election candidates:

V. Susan Sosnowski: 9,876

Malcolm J. MacKenzie: 3,933

District 38[edit]

September 9 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

September 9 GOP primary:

• Dennis L. Algiere a

November 4 General election candidates:

Dennis L. Algiere: 11,128

See also[edit]

• Rhode Island State Senate
• Rhode Island State Legislature

External links[edit]

• Rhode Island Board of Elections, 2008 General Election Results

Footnotes[edit]

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