The Green Papers: Rhode Island 2004 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 14 September 2004
General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Electoral Votes:4(0.74% of 538)
Governor:1 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
2002-2010 Representatives:2(0.46% of 435)
2000 Census:1,049,662 (0.37% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):753,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):655,107
Capital:Providence
Tuesday 14 September 2004 polls close 9:00p EDT (0100 UTC)
Tuesday 2 November 2004 polls close 9:00p EST (0200 UTC)
 

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Rhode Island State and Local Government

Rhode Island 2004 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions: Democrats   Republicans   Third Parties

           

President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 4 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors. List of States: Details.
Up for election in 2004
  Elected Democrat 259,760 59.42% Senator John Kerry
(4 Electoral Votes)
Vice President: Senator John Edwards
  Candidate Republican 169,046 38.67% President George W. Bush
Vice President: Vice President Richard "Dick" Cheney
Renominated by Convention - 2 September 2004
  Candidate Reform 4,651 1.06% Ralph Nader
Vice President: Peter Miguel Camejo
  Candidate Green 1,333 0.30% David Keith Cobb
Vice President: Patricia Helen "Pat" LaMarche
  Candidate Libertarian 907 0.21% Michael Badnarik
Vice President: Richard V. Campagna
  Candidate --scatter-- 845 0.19% WRITE-IN
  Candidate Constitution 339 0.08% Michael Anthony Peroutka
Vice President: Chuck Baldwin
  Candidate Workers World 253 0.06% John Thompson Parker
Vice President: Teresa Gutierrez
Total 437,134 100.00%  

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 108th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1   Republican   Senator Lincoln D. Chafee
Appointed by Governor Lincoln C. Almond (Republican) on 2 November 1999, to fill vacancy caused by the death of Senator John H. Chafee (Republican): 24 October 1999; elected to first full term 2000
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Class 2   Democrat   Senator John F. "Jack" Reed
First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

    Republican   Governor Donald L. Carcieri
First elected: 2002
Chair up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

    Democrat   Lieutenant Governor Charles J. "Charlie" Fogarty
First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

108th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2004, 2006. No Term Limit. 108th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
2 Democrats (2 Renominated)

CD 1
Seat up for election
  Democrat   Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary
  Elected Democrat 124,923 64.06% Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy
  Candidate Republican 69,819 35.80% David W. Rogers
  Candidate --scatter-- 268 0.14% Write-in Nonpartisan
Total 195,010 100.00%  

CD 2
Seat up for election
  Democrat   Congressman James R. Langevin
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary
  Elected Democrat 154,392 74.53% Congressman James R. Langevin
  Candidate Republican 43,139 20.82% Arthur Chuck Barton, III
  Candidate Independent 6,196 2.99% Edward M. Morabito
  Candidate Socialist 3,303 1.59% Dorman J. Hayes, Jr.
Party Name: Independent Save Our Children
  Candidate --scatter-- 135 0.07% Write-in Nonpartisan
Total 207,165 100.00%  

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

    Democrat   Secretary of State Matt Brown
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
The current Secretary of State is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

    Democrat   Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
The current Attorney General is unaffected by the State's term limit.

General Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

    Democrat   General Treasurer Paul Tavares
First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

 


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