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    Rhode Island state legislative special elections, 2019

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    In 2019, one special election were called to fill a vacant seat in the Rhode Island General Assembly. Click here to read more about the special elections.

    House special elections called:

    How vacancies are filled in Rhode Island[edit]

    See also: How vacancies are filled in state legislatures


    If there is a vacancy in the Rhode Island General Assembly, a special election must be held to fill the vacant seat. The secretary of state must call for an election to be held anywhere from 70 to 90 days after the vacancy occurred. No election can be held if the vacancy happens after the first Monday in February during an election year.[1] The person elected to fill the seat serves for the remainder of the unfilled term.[2]

    DocumentIcon.jpg See sources: Rhode Island Gen. Laws § 17-3-6


    About the legislature[edit]

    The State of Rhode Island General Assembly is a bicameral body composed of the lower Rhode Island House of Representatives with 75 representatives, and the upper Rhode Island State Senate with 38 senators. Members are elected in the general election immediately preceding the beginning of the term or in special elections called to fill vacancies. The boxes below show the partisan composition of both chambers directly before and after the November 2018 general election. For the most up-to-date numbers on partisan composition in this legislature, see here (Senate) and here (House).

    Rhode Island State Senate
    Party As of November 6, 2018 After November 7, 2018
         Democratic Party 33 33
         Republican Party 4 5
         Vacancy 1 0
    Total 38 38
    Rhode Island House of Representatives
    Party As of November 6, 2018 After November 7, 2018
         Democratic Party 64 66
         Republican Party 11 9
    Total 75 75

    Special elections[edit]

    Click [show] to the right of the district name for more information:

    March 5, 2019[edit]

    Special elections throughout the country[edit]

    See also: State legislative special elections, 2019

    In 2019, 77 state legislative special elections were held in 24 states. Between 2011 and 2018, an average of 77 special elections took place each year.

    Breakdown of 2019 special elections[edit]

    In 2019, special elections for state legislative positions were held for the following reasons:

    • 47 due to appointment, election, or the seeking of election to another position
    • 21 due to a retirement
    • 6 due to the death of the incumbent
    • 1 due to a resignation related to criminal charges
    • 2 due to an election being rerun

    Impact of special elections on partisan composition[edit]

    The partisan breakdown for the special elections was as follows:

    As of March 7, 2022, Republicans controlled 54.40% of all state legislative seats nationally, while Democrats held 44.29%. Republicans held a majority in 62 chambers, and Democrats held the majority in 36 chambers. One chamber (Alaska House) was organized under a multipartisan, power-sharing coalition.[7]

    Partisan balance of all 7,383 state legislative seats
    Legislative chamber Democratic Party Republican Party Grey.png Other Vacant
    State senates 863 1,096 8 3
    State houses 2,414 2,915 33 49
    Total: 3,277

    		4,011

    		41

    		52


    The table below details how many seats changed parties as the result of a special election in 2019. The number on the left reflects how many vacant seats were originally held by each party, while the number on the right shows how many vacant seats each party won in the special elections. In elections between 2011 and 2018, either the Democratic Party or Republican Party saw an average net gain of four seats across the country. Between 2017 and 2018, Democrats had a net gain of 19 seats.

    Note: This table reflects information for elections that were held and not the total number of vacant seats.

    Partisan Change from Special Elections (2019)
    Party As of Special Election After Special Election
         Democratic Party 39 36
         Republican Party 38 40
         Independent 0 1
    Total 77 77

    Flipped seats[edit]

    In 2019, eight seats flipped as a result of state legislative special elections.

    Seats flipped from D to R[edit]

    Seats flipped from R to D[edit]

    Seats flipped from R to I[edit]

    State profile[edit]

    See also: Rhode Island and Rhode Island elections, 2019
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    Partisan data[edit]

    The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019

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    Rhode Island Party Control: 1992-2022
    Thirteen 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
    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
    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
    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

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    Demographic data for Rhode Island
     Rhode IslandU.S.
    Total population:1,055,607316,515,021
    Land area (sq mi):1,0343,531,905
    Race and ethnicity**
    White:81.1%73.6%
    Black/African American:6.5%12.6%
    Asian:3.2%5.1%
    Native American:0.5%0.8%
    Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
    Two or more:2.8%3%
    Hispanic/Latino:13.6%17.1%
    Education
    High school graduation rate:86.2%86.7%
    College graduation rate:31.9%29.8%
    Income
    Median household income:$56,852$53,889
    Persons below poverty level:17.3%11.3%
    Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
    Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Rhode Island.
    **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

    See also[edit]

    Footnotes[edit]

    1. ↑ Rhode Island Legislature, "Rhode Island General Laws," accessed February 15, 2021 (Statute 17-3-6 (a))
    2. ↑ Rhode Island Legislature, "Rhode Island General Laws," accessed February 15, 2021 (Statute 17-3-6 (b))
    3. ↑ Providence Journal, "Bristol Democrat Ascencao formally gives up House seat," December 10, 2018
    4. ↑ WPRI, "Rep.-elect apologizes for faking campaign invoice," December 4, 2018
    5. ↑ Providence Journal, "East Bay state Rep.-elect Ascencao won’t take seat," December 5, 2018
    6. ↑ Providence Journal, "Incumbent, who did not seek reelection, will remain in East Bay House seat until special election," December 13, 2018
    7. ↑ Nebraska is officially nonpartisan but was held by a Republican majority. For more information on how Ballotpedia determined the partisan affiliation for Nebraska senators, please click here.
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