Rhode Island 2010 Midterm Election

The Green Papers: Rhode Island 2010 Midterm Election

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Rhode Island
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 14 September 2010
General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

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)
Capital:	Providence
Tuesday 14 September 2010 polling hours 7:00a EDT (1100 UTC) to 9:00p EDT (0100 UTC). Polls open 7a to 9a by location.
Tuesday 2 November 2010 polling hours 7:00a EDT (1100 UTC) to 9:00p EDT (0100 UTC). Polls open 7a to 9a by location.

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Rhode Island State and Local Government

30 December 2009: The Republican Party may opt for a closed primary in 2010. State law currently specifies a modified open (party members and independents can participate) primary.

The 14 September 2010 primary is for the Democratic and Republican Parties.

14 September 2010 primary returns from an official source.
2 November 2010 General Election returns from an official source.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 111^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

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

Class 2	Democratic	Senator John F. "Jack" Reed • First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002, 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

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

Open	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
		Open Chair (no incumbent)

	Independent	123,571	36.10%	former Senator Lincoln Davenport "Linc" Chafee • Mr. Chafee was previously affiliated with the Republican Party.

	Republican	114,911	33.57%	John F. Robitaille

	Democratic	78,896	23.05%	General Treasurer Frank T. Caprio

	Moderate	22,146	6.47%	Kenneth J. "Ken" Block

	Independent	1,091	0.32%	Joseph M. "Joe" Lusi
	Independent	882	0.26%	Todd Giroux
	Independent	793	0.23%	Ronald Algieri
Total		342,290	100.00%

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

	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth H. Roberts • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Renominated - 14 September 2010 Primary 1 July 2009: Announced she would run for re-election. She had previously formed a gubernatorial exploration team.

	Democratic	175,640	54.55%	Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth H. Roberts

	Independent; (Libertarian)	126,063	39.15%	Robert J. "Bob" Healey, Jr. • Cool Moose Party. 19 October 2010: Endorsed by the Libertarian Party.
	Independent	20,295	6.30%	Robert P. Venturini • Hour with Bob
Total		321,998	100.00%

111^th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit. 111^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 2 Democratic (1 Open, 1 Renominated)

CD 1 {map} Open	Democratic	Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy • First elected: 1994 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Open Seat - 11 February 2010: Media reports state Congressman Kennedy has decided not to seek re-election.
		Open Seat (no incumbent)

	Democratic	81,269	50.61%	Providence Mayor David N. Cicilline • FEC H0RI01073; 31 Dec 10; Tot $2,054,785; Dsb $2,015,845

	Republican	71,542	44.56%	state Representative John J. Loughlin, II • FEC H0RI01065; 31 Dec 10; Tot $812,968; Dsb $813,013

	Independent	6,424	4.00%	Kenneth A. "Ken" Capalbo • FEC H6RI01104
	Independent	1,334	0.83%	Gregory Raposa • Vigilant Fox • FEC H0RI01040
Total		160,569	100.00%

CD 2 {map}	Democratic	Congressman James R. Langevin • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • First elected: 2000 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Renominated - 14 September 2010 Primary

	Democratic	104,442	59.87%	Congressman James R. Langevin • FEC H0RI02139; 31 Dec 10; Tot $1,095,287; Dsb $1,113,743

	Republican	55,409	31.76%	Mark S. Zaccaria • FEC H8RI02108; 31 Dec 10; Tot $185,535; Dsb $186,275

	Independent	14,584	8.36%	John Olaf Matson, Sr. • FEC H6RI02227; 13 Oct 10; Tot $2,006; Dsb $1,762
Total		174,435	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 • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • The current Secretary of State is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated - 14 September 2010 Primary

	Democratic	166,140	50.59%	Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis

	Republican	162,283	49.41%	Catherine Terry Taylor
Total		328,423	100.00%

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

Open	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 - Was running for Governor in 2010 (withdrew 15 July 2010)
		Open Office (no incumbent)

	Democratic	141,969	43.07%	state Representative Peter F. Kilmartin

	Republican	95,541	28.99%	Erik B. Wallin

	Moderate	47,328	14.36%	Christopher H. "Chris" Little

	Independent	31,721	9.62%	Keven A. McKenna
	Independent	13,045	3.96%	Robert "Rob" Rainville
Total		329,604	100.00%

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

Open	Democratic	General Treasurer Frank T. Caprio • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Open Chair - Candidate for Governor in 2010
		Open Office (no incumbent)

	Democratic	201,625	62.14%	Gina M. Raimondo

	Republican	122,860	37.86%	Kernan F. "Kerry" King
Total		324,485	100.00%

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, 7 candidates
	• Republican: 1 incumbent, 6 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Libertarian: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
	• Moderate: 2 candidates
Independents
	• Independent: 11 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 a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.