The Green Papers: Rhode Island 2008 General Election
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 9 September 2008
General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
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 9 September 2008 polling hours 7:00a EDT (1100 UTC) to 9:00p EDT (0100 UTC). Polls open 7a to 9a by location.
Tuesday 4 November 2008 polling hours 7:00a EST (1200 UTC) to 9:00p EST (0200 UTC). Polls open 7a to 9a by location.
 

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Rhode Island State and Local Government

Rhode Island 2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties


16 January 2009: State of Rhode Island - Board of Elections - 2008 General Election - Final results and 11/04/2008 General Election Write-In Votes (RIGL 17-22-7(d) requires this document to list only those write-ins receiving 5 or more votes.)


22 November 2008: State of Rhode Island - Election Results - 2008 General Election - Statewide summary


01 October 2008: Synchronized with OFFICIAL ELECTION BALLOT STATE OF RHODE ISLAND Congressional District 1 and Congressional District 2.


Tuesday 9 September 2008 Primary

RHODE ISLAND PRIMARY Returns from an official source

 
           

President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. 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 Presidential Candidates.
Up for election in 2008
  Elected Democratic 296,571 62.95% Senator Barack Hussein Obama
(4 Electoral Votes)
Vice President: Senator Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.

FEC P80003338: $778,642,047
  Candidate Republican 165,391 35.11% Senator John Sidney McCain, III
Vice President: Governor Sarah H. Palin

FEC P80002801: $399,826,076
  Candidate Independent 4,829 1.03% Ralph Nader
Vice President: Matt Gonzalez

FEC P20000527: $4,520,160
  Candidate Libertarian 1,382 0.29% former Congressman Bob Barr
Vice President: Wayne Allyn Root

FEC P80005580: $1,405,899
  Candidate Green 797 0.17% former Congressman Cynthia A. McKinney
Vice President: Rosa A. Clemente

FEC P80004930: $240,360
  Candidate Constitution 675 0.14% Charles Obadiah "Chuck" Baldwin
Vice President: Darrell L. Castle

FEC P80005499: $262,010
  Candidate Write-in; (Democratic) 655 0.14% Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton
FEC P00003392: $252,235,510
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican) 472 0.10% Congressman Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul
FEC P80000748: $35,121,852
  Candidate Socialism and Liberation 122 0.03% Gloria Estela La Riva
Vice-President: Eugene Puryear

FEC P80005572: $24,441
  Candidate Write-in 43 0.01% No Vote
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican) 34 0.01% former Governor Michael Dale "Mike" Huckabee
FEC P80003478: $16,495,618
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican) 25 0.01% former Governor Mitt Romney
FEC P80003353: $113,659,796
  Candidate Write-in; (Democratic) 15 0.00% former Vice President Albert A. "Al" , Gore, Jr.
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican) 14 0.00% former Secretary of State Colin Luther Powell
  Candidate Write-in 11 0.00% Mickey Mouse
  Candidate Write-in 11 0.00% None of Above
  Candidate Write-in 8 0.00% Stephen Colbert
  Candidate Write-in 7 0.00% Jesus
  Candidate Write-in 6 0.00% New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg
FEC P80004740: Financial report not available
  Candidate Write-in; (Democratic) 6 0.00% former President William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton
FEC P20000642: Financial report not available
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican) 5 0.00% former Mayor of Providence Rhode Island Vincent Albert "Buddy" Cianci, Jr.
  Candidate Write-in; (America's Independent) 5 0.00% former Ambassador Alan L. Keyes
FEC P60003076: $481,991
  Candidate Write-in; (Democratic) 5 0.00% Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich
FEC P40002545: $5,524,878
  Candidate Write-in 5 0.00% Jesse Ventura
  Candidate Write-in 5 0.00% Samuel Joseph "Joe the Plumber" Wurzelbacher
  Candidate Write-in     Frank Moore
Vice President: Susan Block
Total 471,099 100.00%  

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 110th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1 Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, II
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

Class 2
Seat up for election
Democratic Senator John F. "Jack" Reed
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002, 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 9 September 2008 Primary
 Polls: Democratic Senator John F. "Jack" Reed
  Elected Democratic 320,644 73.20% Senator John F. "Jack" Reed
FEC S6RI00163: $3,962,443
  Candidate Republican 116,174 26.52% Robert G. "Bob" Tingle
FEC S2RI00063: Financial report not available
  Candidate Write-in 809 0.18% The Jockey
  Candidate Write-in 262 0.06% Christopher Young
FEC S0RI00042: Financial report not available
  Candidate Write-in 67 0.02% Blank
  Candidate Write-in 33 0.01% Lincoln Chaffee
  Candidate Write-in 13 0.00% None of the Above
  Candidate Write-in 10 0.00% Robert Healey
  Candidate Write-in 10 0.00% Mickey Mouse
  Candidate Write-in 9 0.00% Buddy Cianci
  Candidate Write-in 8 0.00% Michael Brown
  Candidate Write-in 7 0.00% Donald Duck
  Candidate Write-in 5 0.00% Steve Laffey
Total 438,051 100.00%  

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

  Republican Governor Donald L. Carcieri
First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006
Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
Open Chair - At term limit

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

  Democratic Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth H. Roberts
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

110th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 110th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
2 Democratic (2 Renominated)

CD 1
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
First elected: 1994
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 9 September 2008 Primary
 Polls: Democratic Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy
  Elected Democratic 145,254 68.59% Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy
FEC H4RI01034: $1,496,417
  Candidate Republican 51,340 24.24% Jonathan P. "Jon" Scott
FEC H6RI01096: $100
  Candidate Independent 15,108 7.13% Kenneth A. Capalbo
FEC H6RI01104: Financial report not available
  Candidate Write-in 29 0.01% David Lanasse
  Candidate Write-in 20 0.01% Blank
  Candidate Write-in 20 0.01% The Jockey
  Candidate Write-in 8 0.00% Lincoln Chaffee
  Candidate Write-in 5 0.00% Mickey Mouse
Total 211,784 100.00%  

CD 2
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman James R. Langevin
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
First elected: 2000
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 9 September 2008 Primary
 Polls: Democratic Congressman James R. Langevin
  Elected Democratic 158,416 70.12% Congressman James R. Langevin
FEC H0RI02139: $804,924
  Candidate Republican 67,433 29.85% Mark S. Zaccaria
FEC H8RI02108: $53,498
  Candidate Write-in 31 0.01% Blank
  Candidate Write-in 17 0.01% The Jockey
  Candidate Write-in 14 0.01% Rod Driver
  Candidate Write-in 6 0.00% Christopher Young
FEC S0RI00042: Financial report not available
  Candidate Write-in 5 0.00% Jennifer Lawless
  Candidate Write-in 5 0.00% Mickey Mouse
Total 225,927 100.00%  

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

  Democratic Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
The current Secretary of State is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

  Democratic Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch
First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
The current Attorney General is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
Open Seat

General Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

  Democratic General Treasurer Frank T. Caprio
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
  Democratic (affiliates): 8 incumbents, 8 candidates
  Republican: 1 incumbent, 9 candidates
Major Third Parties
  Green (affiliates): 1 candidate
  Libertarian: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
  America's Independent (affiliates): 1 candidate
  Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate
  Socialism and Liberation: 1 candidate
Independents
  Independent: 2 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Write-in: 41 candidates
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from an election authority that the person so listed will actually appear on the ballot.
 
FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.

 


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