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The state of Rhode Island held elections in 2014. Below are the dates of note:
2014 elections and events in Rhode Island | ||||
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State House special election (primary) | January 21, 2014 | |||
State House special election (runoff) | February 25, 2014 | |||
Filing deadline for all candidates | June 25, 2014 | |||
Deadline for candidates to submit nomination papers to run for office | July 1, 2014 | |||
Voter registration deadline for primary election | August 10, 2014 | |||
Primary election date | September 9, 2014 | |||
Voter registration deadline for general election | October 5, 2014 | |||
General election date | November 4, 2014 | |||
Statewide ballot measures | November 4, 2014 | |||
School board elections (2) | November 4, 2014 |
Below are the types of elections that were scheduled in Rhode Island in 2014:
On the 2014 ballot | ||||
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U.S. Senate | ||||
U.S. House | ||||
State Executives | ||||
State Senate | ||||
State House | ||||
Statewide ballot measures (7 measure) | ||||
Local ballot measures | ||||
School boards |
Rhode Island State Legislature
Elections for the Rhode Island State Senate 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. Heading into the election, the Democratic Party controlled the chamber. The following table details the 10 districts with the smallest margin of victory in the November 6, 2012, general election.
2012 Margin of Victory, Rhode Island State Senate | ||||
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District | Winner | Margin of Victory | Total Votes | Top Opponent |
District 21 | Nicholas Kettle | 1.5% | 13,769 | Scott M. Pollard |
District 34 | Catherine Cool Rumsey | 10.3% | 12,973 | Francis Maher, Jr. |
District 27 | Hanna Gallo | 13.1% | 12,603 | Aram G. Garabedian |
District 35 | Dawson Hodgson | 16.8% | 13,534 | Winters B. Hames III |
District 23 | Paul Fogarty | 18.2% | 12,728 | Julian P. Forgue |
District 22 | Stephen R. Archambault | 18.2% | 12,518 | Richard A. Poirier |
District 19 | Ryan William Pearson | 19.2% | 12,540 | Bethany Moura |
District 36 | James Sheehan | 20.2% | 14,327 | Mariacristina C. Mckendall |
District 17 | Edward O'Neill | 21.3% | 13,232 | John J. Cullen |
District 33 | Leonidas Raptakis | 23.4% | 12,607 | Glenford Shibley |
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. Heading into the election, the Democratic Party controlled the chamber. The following table details the 10 districts with the smallest margin of victory in the November 6, 2012, general election.
2012 Margin of Victory, Rhode Island House of Representatives | ||||
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District | Winner | Margin of Victory | Total Votes | Top Opponent |
District 30 | Antonio Giarrusso | 1% | 7,473 | Mark Schwager |
District 72 | Linda Dill Finn | 1.4% | 7,106 | Daniel Reilly |
District 26 | Patricia Morgan | 4.5% | 5,467 | Nicholas Denice |
District 31 | Doreen Costa | 5.9% | 7,268 | Steven Campo |
District 46 | Jeremiah O'Grady | 6.1% | 7,113 | Matthew Guerra |
District 39 | Larry Valencia | 7.1% | 6,238 | Clay P. Johnson |
District 32 | Robert Craven Sr. | 8.3% | 7,532 | Laurence Ehrhardt |
District 47 | Cale Keable | 8.7% | 5,894 | Donald Fox |
District 35 | Spencer Dickinson | 8.7% | 4,559 | James Haldeman |
District 67 | Jan Malik | 10.2% | 6,599 | Peter Costa Jr. |
Voters in Rhode Island elected one member to the U.S. Senate in the election on November 4, 2014.
Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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Primary: 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.
Voter registration: To vote in the primary, voters had to register by August 10, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 5, 2014 (30 days prior to the election).[4]
Incumbent: The election filled the Senate seat held by Jack Reed (D). Reed was first elected in 1996.
General election candidates
Withdrew from race
Declined to run
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | Jack Reed Incumbent | 70.6% | 223,675 | |
Republican | Mark Zaccaria | 29.2% | 92,684 | |
N/A | Write-in | 0.2% | 539 | |
Total Votes | 316,898 | |||
Source: Rhode Island Board of Elections |
Democratic incumbent Jack Reed was first elected to the Senate in 1996, and he won re-election in 2002 and 2008.[7] No Republican has been elected to Reed’s Senate seat since 1930, and he was considered to be safe for re-election in 2014.
A Public Policy Poll released February 1, 2013, showed Reed in excellent standing for re-election in 2014. In addition to high job performance approval ratings, respondents said they would vote for Reed over all five potential Republican challengers included in the survey, with Reed winning by a minimum of 29 points against Brendan Doherty and a maximum of 65 points against Curt Schilling.
The results prompted Dean Debna, the President of Public Policy Polling, to say that, "Jack Reed may very well be the least vulnerable Senator in the country up for re-election next year."[7]
The 2014 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island took place on November 4, 2014. Voters elected two candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's two congressional districts.
Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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Primary: 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.[8][9][10]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: To vote in the primary, voters had to register by August 10, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 5, 2014 (30 days prior to the election).[11]
Heading into the November 4 election, the Democratic Party held both of the two congressional seats from Rhode Island.
Members of the U.S. House from Rhode Island -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
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Party | As of November 2014 | After the 2014 Election | |
Democratic Party | 2 | 2 | |
Republican Party | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 2 | 2 |
Heading into the 2014 election, the incumbents for the two congressional districts were:
Name | Party | District |
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David Cicilline | Democratic | 1 |
James R. Langevin | Democratic | 2 |
General election candidates
September 9, 2014, primary results
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Failed to file
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | David Cicilline Incumbent | 59.5% | 87,060 | |
Republican | Cormick Lynch | 40.2% | 58,877 | |
N/A | Write-in | 0.3% | 416 | |
Total Votes | 146,353 | |||
Source: Rhode Island Board of Elections |
General election candidates
Failed to file
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | James R. Langevin Incumbent | 62.2% | 105,716 | |
Republican | Rhue Reis | 37.6% | 63,844 | |
N/A | Write-in | 0.2% | 344 | |
Total Votes | 169,904 | |||
Source: Rhode Island Board of Elections |
Five state executive positions were up for election in 2014 in the state of Rhode Island.
The following offices were elected in 2014 in Rhode Island:
Gina Raimondo - State Treasurer[19][20]
Allan Fung - Mayor of Cranston[21][22]
Robert Healey - Moderate Party candidate[23]
Kate Fletcher[24]
Leon Kayarian[24]
Thomas Davis[25]
Christopher Reynolds[24]
James Spooner - Moderate Party candidate[24]
Anna Winograd Vrankar - Compassion Party candidate[24]
Angel Taveras - Mayor of Providence[26]
Todd Giroux - 2010 Independent candidate for governor[27]
Clay Pell - U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for International and Foreign Language Education[28]
Ken Block - Founder and former head of the Rhode Island Moderate Party[29]
Lincoln Chafee - Incumbent[30]
Ernest Almonte - Former State Auditor[31][32]
Scott Avedisian - Mayor of Warwick[22][33]
Brendan Doherty - Former state police superintendent and 2012 Republican nominee for Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District
John Robitaille - 2010 candidate for governor[34][35]
Daniel McKee - Cumberland Mayor[36]
Catherine Terry Taylor - former speechwriter and 2010 candidate for Secretary of State[37]
Tony Jones[38]
Thomas David Gallant - Constitutionalist Party candidate[24]
William Gilbert - Moderate Party candidate[24]
Ralph Mollis - Secretary of State[39]
Frank Ferri - State representative[40]
Kara Young[41]
Joshua Miller - State Senator[42]
Peter Kilmartin - Incumbent
Dawson Hodgson - State Senator[43]
Nellie Gorbea - Former Deputy Secretary of State[44]
John Carlevale[24]
Pamela Azar[24]
Guillaume de Ramel - Newport businessman[45]
Terry Hassett - Providence City Councilor[46]
Ed Pacheco - Former state representative and state Democratic Party chairman[47][48]
Office | Incumbent | Assumed Office | Incumbent running? | General Election Candidates | 2015 Winner | Partisan Switch? |
General Treasurer | Gina Raimondo |
2011 | No | Seth Magaziner Ernest Almonte |
Seth Magaziner | No |
Elections for the Rhode Island State Senate 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.
Heading into the November 4 election, the Democratic Party held the majority in the Rhode Island State Senate:
Rhode Island State Senate | |||
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Party | As of November 3, 2014 | After November 4, 2014 | |
Democratic Party | 32 | 32 | |
Republican Party | 5 | 5 | |
Independent | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 38 | 38 |
District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38
There were both regular elections and special elections scheduled for the Rhode Island House of Representatives in 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.
Heading into the November 4 election, the Democratic Party held the majority in the Rhode Island House of Representatives:
Rhode Island House of Representatives | |||
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Party | As of November 3, 2014 | After November 4, 2014 | |
Democratic Party | 69 | 63 | |
Republican Party | 6 | 11 | |
Independent | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 75 | 75 |
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☑ Rhode Island House of Representatives District 49 | ||||||||||||||||
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Michael Morin defeated Douglas Brown and Mark Chenot in the January 21 Democratic primary. Morin defeated write-in candidates in the special election, which took place on February 25.[49][50][51][52] The seat was vacant following Lisa Baldelli-Hunt's (D) election as Mayor of Woonsocket.[53] A special election for the position of Rhode Island House of Representatives District 49 was called for February 25, with a primary on January 21. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was December 13, 2013.[54]
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Seven statewide ballot measures were certified for the 2014 ballot in the state of Rhode Island.
November 4:
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRSS | Question 1 | Gambling | Authorizes casino gaming at the Newport Grand facility in Newport | |
LRCA | Question 2 | Gambling | Prohibits changes in location of gambling without the approval of electors | |
ABR | Question 3 | Con Cons | Dictates whether or not Rhode Island holds a constitutional convention | |
BI | Question 4 | Bonds | Permits the issuance of a bond of $125 million to construct a new College of Engineering building | |
BI | Question 5 | Bonds | Permits the issuance of a bond of $35 million to fund artistic, historic and cultural centers | |
BI | Question 6 | Bonds | Permits the issuance of $35 million in bonds to fund enhancements and renovations to mass transit hub infrastructure | |
BI | Question 7 | Bonds | Permits the issuance of $53 million in bonds for environmental and recreational purposes |
In 2014, 670 of America's largest school districts held elections for 2,188 seats. These elections took place in 37 states.
A total of two Rhode Island school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment held elections in 2014 for 10 seats. Each district held elections on November 4, 2014.
Here are several quick facts about Rhode Island's school board elections in 2014:
The districts listed below served 20,827 K-12 students during the 2010-2011 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.[55] Click on the district names for more information on each district and its school board elections.
2014 Rhode Island School Board Elections | ||||
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District | Date | Seats up for election | Total board seats | Student enrollment |
Cranston Public Schools | 11/4/2014 | 7 | 7 | 10,653 |
Warwick Public Schools | 11/4/2014 | 3 | 5 | 10,174 |
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.[56][57][58]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
For information about eligibility, deadlines, military and overseas voting and updates to the voting laws in Rhode Island, please visit our absentee voting by state page.
Rhode Island is one of 14 states that do not have any form of early voting.[59]
Rhode Island ranked 23rd out of the 50 states and District of Columbia in the Pew Charitable Trusts' Elections Performance Index (EPI), based on the 2012 elections. The EPI examined election administration performance and assigned an average percentage score based on 17 indicators of election performance. These indicators were chosen in order to determine both the convenience and integrity of these three phases of an election: registration, voting and counting. Rhode Island received an overall score of 66 percent.[60]
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