| The Green Papers: Rhode Island 2009 General Election |
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Rhode Island
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress |
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| U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 111th Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
| Class 1 | Democratic | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, II First elected: 2006 Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 |
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| Class 2 | Democratic | Senator John F. "Jack" Reed First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002, 2008 Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 |
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| 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 |
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| Democratic | General Treasurer Frank T. Caprio | ||||
| Democratic | Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch | ||||
| Republican | Rory Smith | ||||
| Republican | state Representative Joseph A. "Joe" Trillo | ||||
| Independent | former Senator Lincoln Davenport "Linc" Chafee Mr. Chafee was previously affiliated with the Republican Party. |
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| Independent | Robert J. "Bob" Healey, Jr. Cool Moose Party |
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| 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 1 July 2009: Announced she would run for re-election. She had previously formed a gubernatorial exploration team. |
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| Democratic | Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth H. Roberts | ||||
| 111th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 111th House | |||||
| Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 2 Democratic (2 Undetermined) | |||||
| CD 1 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy First elected: 1994 Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Democratic | Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy FEC H4RI01034: $544,885 |
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| Republican | state Representative John J. Loughlin, II FEC H0RI01065: $158,747 |
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| CD 2 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman James R. Langevin First elected: 2000 Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Democratic | state Representative Elizabeth M. "Betsy" Dennigan FEC H0RI02204: $114,002 |
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| Democratic | Congressman James R. Langevin FEC H0RI02139: $415,365 |
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| Republican | Mark S. Zaccaria FEC H8RI02108: $26,248 |
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| Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Democratic | Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis First elected: 2006 Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| 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 - Running for Governor in 2010 |
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| Democratic | Smithfield Councilman Stephen R. "Steve" Archambault | ||||
| Democratic | Providence City Solicitor Joseph M. "Joe" Fernandez | ||||
| Republican | Erik B. Wallin | ||||
| 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 Open Chair - Candidate for Governor in 2010 |
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| 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. |