Rhode Island 2012 General Election

The Green Papers: Rhode Island 2012 General Election

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Rhode Island
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 11 September 2012
General Election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
Governor:	1
2010 Census:	1,055,247	(0.34% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	4	(0.74% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	2	(0.46% of 435)
2000 Census:	1,049,662	(0.37% of 281,998,273)
2004, 2008 Electoral Votes:	4	(0.74% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:	2	(0.46% of 435)
Capital:	Providence
Tuesday 11 September 2012 polling hours 7:00a EDT (1100 UTC) to 8:00p EDT (0000 UTC). Polls open 7a to 9a by location.
Tuesday 6 November 2012 polling hours 7:00a EST (1200 UTC) to 8:00p EST (0100 UTC). Polls open 7a to 9a by location.

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Rhode Island State and Local Government

Rhode Island 2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 112^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

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

		*Democratic*		*Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, II* • FEC S6RI00221; 31 Dec 11; Tot $1,858,990; Dsb $538,612

		Republican		Benjamin Barrett "Barry" Hinckley, III • FEC S2RI00071; 31 Dec 11; Tot $446,865; Dsb $271,271

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: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Independent	Governor Lincoln Davenport "Linc" Chafee • First elected: 2010 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

		Democratic		former Auditor General Ernest Almonte

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Democratic	Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth H. Roberts • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

112^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit. 112^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 2 Democratic (2 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 1		Democratic	Congressman David N. Cicilline • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		*Democratic*		*Congressman David N. Cicilline* • FEC H0RI01073; 31 Dec 11; Tot $948,544; Dsb $468,419
		Democratic		Anthony Gemma

		Republican		Brendan P. Doherty • Retired state Police Superintendent • FEC H2RI01178; 31 Dec 11; Tot $616,657; Dsb $134,330
		~~Republican~~		~~former state Representative John J. Loughlin, II - apparently not a candidate~~ • 11 January 2012: "While I had intended to begin my campaign for Congress upon my return from Iraq, it has become abundantly clear to me that the best way for the Rhode Island Republicans to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory is to conduct a long and divisive primary election in RI-01. I will, therefore, not seek the nomination of my party for Congress." • FEC H0RI01065; 31 Dec 11; Tot $41,000; Dsb $24,598

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 2		Democratic	Congressman James R. Langevin • First elected: 2000 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		*Democratic*		*Congressman James R. Langevin* • FEC H0RI02139; 31 Dec 11; Tot $485,103; Dsb $429,081
		Democratic		John O. Matson • FEC H6RI02227; 31 Dec 11; Tot $0; Dsb $0

		Republican		Michael J. Gardiner • FEC H0RI02212
		Republican		Michael G. Riley • FEC H2RI02135; 31 Dec 11; Tot $109,500; Dsb $27,894

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Democratic	Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

		Democratic	Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • The current Attorney General is unaffected by the State's term limit.

General Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Democratic	General Treasurer Gina M. Raimondo • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

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, 6 candidates
	• Republican: 4 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates)
	• Green (affiliates)
	• Libertarian
	• Reform (affiliates)
Other Third Parties
	• Right to Life
Independents
	• Independent: 1 incumbent
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Not readily classifiable
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.

Links Links to other web sites

Constitution Links to State Constitutions
	• Rhode Island State Constitution
Election Authority
	• Office of the Secretary of State
	• Rhode Island Board of Elections
	• Rhode Island Board of Elections
Legislature Links to State Legislatures
	• The State of Rhode Island General Assembly
	• The State of Rhode Island General Assembly - House of Representatives
	• The State of Rhode Island General Assembly - Senate
Democratic
	• Democratic Party of Rhode Island
Republican
	• Rhode Island Republican Party
Third Party
	• Constitution Party of Rhode Island
	• Constitution Party of Rhode Island
	• Green Party of Rhode Island
	• Libertarian Party of Rhode Island
	• Rhode Island Reform Party
	• Rhode Island Right to Life
	• The Moderate Party of RI
Media & others
	• Anchor Rising
	• Bristol Phoenix
	• COX.net
	• DC's Political Report - Rhode Island
	• East Bay Newspapers
	• Inside Politics - Darrell West, Brown University, Providence
	• onPolitics - WPRI
	• Politics1.com - Rhode Island
	• Providence Business News
	• Providence Daily Dose
	• Rhode Island's Future
	• RICentral - Wakefield
	• South County Independent - Wakefield
	• The Coventry Courier - Wakefield
	• The Newport Daily News
	• The Pawtucket Times
	• The Providence Journal
	• The Providence Phoenix
	• The Valley Breeze - Cumberland
	• The Westerly Sun
	• Warren Times Gazette
	• Warwick Beacon
	• WHJJ-920 AM (talk radio)-Providence
	• WJAR TV - NBC - Providence
	• WLNE TV - ABC - Providence
	• Woonsocket Call
	• WPRI TV - FOX - East Providence
	• WPRO AM - Citadel - East Providence