The Green Papers: Rhode Island 2012 General Election
 
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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


6 November 2012 election information from the Secretary of State. (click on Candidates in Upcoming Elections)

6 November 2012 General Election returns from the Rhode Island Board of Elections.

 
           

President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. 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 2012
  Elected Democratic 279,677 62.70% President Barack Hussein Obama
(4 Electoral Votes)
Vice President: Vice President Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.

FEC P80003338; 26 Nov 12; Tot $732,741,988; Dsb $729,647,987
  Candidate Republican 157,204 35.24% former Massachusetts Governor Willard "Mitt" Romney
Vice President: Wisconsin Congressman Paul D. Ryan

FEC P80003353; 26 Nov 12; Tot $478,704,347; Dsb $465,787,141
  Candidate Libertarian 4,388 0.98% former New Mexico Governor Gary Earl Johnson
Vice President: James P. "Jim" Gray

FEC P20002671; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,575,529; Dsb $2,572,585
  Candidate Green 2,421 0.54% Jill E. Stein
Vice President: Cheri Honkala

FEC P20003984; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,005,788; Dsb $1,093,022
  Candidate Scattering 686 0.15% WRITE-IN
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican) 617 0.14% Congressman Ronald E. "Ron" Paul
FEC P80000748
  Candidate Constitution 430 0.10% former Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.
Vice President, James N. "Jim" Clymer

FEC P20004685; 26 Nov 12; Tot $202,258; Dsb $202,253
  Candidate Justice Party 416 0.09% former Salt Lake City Mayor Ross Carl "Rocky" Anderson
Vice President: Luis J. Rodriguez

FEC P20004263; 31 Dec 11; Tot $7,954; Dsb $10,084
  Candidate Socialism and Liberation 132 0.03% Peta Lindsay
Vice President: Yari Osorio

FEC P20004636; 26 Nov 12; Tot $30,903; Dsb $31,019
  Candidate Write-in; (Democratic) 64 0.01% Hillary Clinton
FEC P00003392; 30 Sep 12; Tot $786,665; Dsb $1,007,428
  Candidate Write-in 14 0.00% Mickey Mouse
Total 446,049 100.00%  

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

Class 1
Seat up for election
Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, II
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 11 September 2012 Primary
  Elected Democratic 271,034 64.81% Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, II
FEC S6RI00221; 26 Nov 12; Tot $3,299,474; Dsb $3,966,789
  Candidate Republican 146,222 34.97% Benjamin Barrett "Barry" Hinckley, III
FEC S2RI00071; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,731,011; Dsb $1,663,318
  Candidate Scattering 933 0.22% WRITE-IN
Total 418,189 100.00%  

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.
  Candidate 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

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

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 1
Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman David N. Cicilline
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 11 September 2012 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Democratic 108,612 52.95% Congressman David N. Cicilline
FEC H0RI01073; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,373,622; Dsb $2,408,856
  Candidate Republican 83,737 40.82% Brendan P. Doherty
Retired state Police Superintendent

FEC H2RI01178; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,527,762; Dsb $1,464,878
  Candidate Independent 12,504 6.10% David S. Vogel
FEC H2RI01194
  Candidate Scattering 262 0.13% WRITE-IN
Total 205,115 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 2
Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman James R. Langevin
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2000
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 11 September 2012 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Democratic 124,067 55.72% Congressman James R. Langevin
FEC H0RI02139; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,102,205; Dsb $1,085,781
  Candidate Republican 78,189 35.12% Michael G. Riley
FEC H2RI02135; 26 Nov 12; Tot $998,664; Dsb $990,512
  Candidate Independent 20,212 9.08% Abel Gifford Collins
FEC H2RI02143
  Candidate Scattering 192 0.09% WRITE-IN
Total 222,660 100.00%  

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

  Democratic Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis
First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
The current Secretary of State is unaffected by the State's term limit.

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: 5 candidates
Major Third Parties
  Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate
  Green (affiliates): 1 candidate
  Libertarian: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
  Justice Party: 1 candidate
  Socialism and Liberation: 1 candidate
Independents
  Independent: 1 incumbent, 2 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Scattering: 4 candidates
  Write-in: 3 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.


 


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