The Green Papers: Rhode Island 2014 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 9 September 2014
✓ General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
Friday 11 July 2014 - Filing Deadline - Primary/Independent/Third/Minor.
Tuesday 9 September 2014 - Primary. Polling hours reportedly 7:00a EDT (1100 UTC) to 8:00p EDT (0000 UTC). Most polls are open at 7am. However, polls may open as late as 9am by location.
Tuesday 4 November 2014 - General Election. Polling hours reportedly 7:00a EST (1200 UTC) to 8:00p EST (0100 UTC). Most polls are open at 7am. However, polls may open as late as 9am by location.
 
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)
Capital:Providence
 

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Rhode Island State and Local Government

Rhode Island 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats   Republicans


2014 Primary Election certified returns from the Rhode Island Board of Elections.

2014 General Election certified returns from the Rhode Island Board of Elections as of 3 December 2014.

 
           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 113th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1 Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, II
First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2012
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
 Candidate list
  Candidate Democratic     Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, II
FEC S6RI00221

Class 2
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Senator John F. "Jack" Reed
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014
First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002, 2008
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
Renominated - 9 September 2014 Primary
 Candidate list
  Elected Democratic 223,675 70.58% Senator John F. "Jack" Reed
FEC S6RI00163; 24 Nov 14; Tot $3,349,775; Dsb $3,099,655
  Candidate Republican 92,684 29.25% Mark S. Zaccaria
FEC S4RI00044; 24 Nov 14; Tot $57,083; Dsb $57,082
  Candidate Scattering 539 0.17% WRITE-IN
Total 316,898 100.00%  

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

Chair up for regular election
Open
Democratic Governor Lincoln Davenport "Linc" Chafee
First elected: 2010 as an Independent. Switched party affiliation to Democratic on 30 May 2013.
Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
Open Chair - 3 September 2013: Announced he will not seek re-election.
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
 Candidate list
  Elected Democratic 131,899 40.70% General Treasurer Gina Marie Raimondo
  Candidate Republican 117,428 36.24% Cranston Mayor Allan W. Fung
  Candidate Moderate 69,278 21.38% Robert J. "Bob" Healey
Previously affiliated with the Cool Moose Party.
  Candidate Independent 3,483 1.07% Kate L. Fletcher
  Candidate Independent 1,228 0.38% Leon M. Kayarian
  Candidate Scattering 739 0.23% WRITE-IN
Total 324,055 100.00%  

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

Seat up for regular election
Open
Democratic Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth H. Roberts
First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
Open Seat
 ** Open Office (no incumbent) **
 Candidate list
  Elected Democratic 169,078 54.29% Cumberland Mayor Daniel J. "Dan" McKee
  Candidate Republican 105,305 33.81% Catherine Terry Taylor
  Candidate Moderate 25,951 8.33% William H. Gilbert
  Candidate Libertarian 10,221 3.28% Tony Jones
Cool Moose Party
  Candidate Scattering 906 0.29% WRITE-IN
Total 311,461 100.00%  

113th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2014, 2016. No Term Limit. 113th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
2 Democratic (2 Renominated)

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 1
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Congressman David N. Cicilline
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014
First elected: 2010
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
Renominated - 9 September 2014 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress
  Elected Democratic 87,060 59.49% Congressman David N. Cicilline
FEC H0RI01073; 24 Nov 14; Tot $1,357,861; Dsb $1,236,000
  Candidate Republican 58,877 40.23% Cormick Brendan Lynch
FEC H4RI01125; 24 Nov 14; Tot $18,100; Dsb $12,853
  Candidate Scattering 416 0.28% WRITE-IN
Total 146,353 100.00%  

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 2
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Congressman James R. "Jim" Langevin
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014
First elected: 2000
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
Renominated - 9 September 2014 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress
  Elected Democratic 105,716 62.22% Congressman James R. "Jim" Langevin
FEC H0RI02139; 24 Nov 14; Tot $1,118,532; Dsb $782,691
  Candidate Republican 63,844 37.58% Rhue R. Reis
FEC H4RI02107; 30 Sep 14; Tot $16,245; Dsb $13,548
  Candidate Scattering 344 0.20% WRITE-IN
Total 169,904 100.00%  

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

Seat up for regular election
Open
Democratic Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis
First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
The current Secretary of State is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
Open Seat - At term limit.
Running for Lieutenant Governor in 2014.
 ** Open Office (no incumbent) **
 Candidate list
  Elected Democratic 186,899 60.46% Nellie M. Gorbea
  Candidate Republican 121,466 39.29% John M. Carlevale, Sr.
  Candidate Scattering 770 0.25% WRITE-IN
Total 309,135 100.00%  

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

Seat up for regular election Democratic Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014
First elected: 2010
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
The current Attorney General is unaffected by the State's term limit.
Renominated - 9 September 2014 Primary
 Candidate list
  Elected Democratic 177,981 56.86% Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin
  Candidate Republican 134,444 42.95% state Senator Dawson Tucker Hodgson
  Candidate Scattering 580 0.19% WRITE-IN
Total 313,005 100.00%  

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

Seat up for regular election
Open
Democratic General Treasurer Gina M. Raimondo
First elected: 2010
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
Open Chair - 18 December 2013: Running for Governor in 2014.
 ** Open Office (no incumbent) **
 Candidate list
  Elected Democratic 175,902 57.13% Seth Magaziner
  Candidate Independent 131,423 42.68% former Auditor General Ernest A. "Ernie" Almonte
Previously served as Auditor General as a Democrat.
  Candidate Scattering 588 0.19% WRITE-IN
Total 307,913 100.00%  
 

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): 9 incumbents, 9 candidates
  Republican: 7 candidates
Major Third Parties
  Constitution (affiliates)
  Green (affiliates)
  Libertarian: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
  Justice Party
  Moderate: 2 candidates
  Right to Life
Independents
  Independent: 3 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Scattering: 8 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.

"Apparently not a candidate" indicates that someone we once listed as a candidate for an elective office will not, in fact, be running for that office (primarily because said candidate is not listed on an official ballot provided by a jurisdiction's election authorities, where that candidate has not previously withdrawn his/her candidacy or otherwise indicated no longer [or even ever] being a candidate for that office).

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"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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Republican
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Third Party
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  Libertarian Party of Rhode Island
  Party Party of Rhode Island
  Rhode Island Right to Life
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  College Hill Independent - Brown / RISD - Providence
  East Bay Newspapers
  Inside Politics - Darrell West, Brown University, Providence
  Politics1.com - Rhode Island
  Providence Business News
  Providence Daily Dose
  Rhode Island Public Radio - NPR - Providence
  Rhode Island's Future
  RICentral - Wakefield
  The Pawtucket Times
  The Valley Breeze - Cumberland
  The Westerly Sun
  Warren Times Gazette
  Warwick Beacon
  WHJJ-920 AM (talk radio)-Providence
  WJAR TV - NBC - Providence
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  Woonsocket Call
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  Gubernatorial Popular Vote by Party  
  114th U.S. House Popular Vote and FEC Total Receipts by Party  
  Close Contests Summary - Decision by 2% or less  
  Contests Where No Candidate Received a Majority  
 
  Some key races to watch coming out of the USA Elections of Tuesday 4 November 2014  
 
2014 Primaries and Runoffs for Statewide offices/Congress
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  Statewide Political Party Strength going into the 2014 Midterm Election  
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  Relative Political Party Strength by SECTION and Region going into the 2014 Midterm Election  
  Relative Political Party Strength by SECTION and Region coming out of the 2014 Elections  
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  Comparative Political Party Predominance in each State, 2000 thru 2012  
2012 CONGRESSIONAL Political Party Breakdown by SECTION and Region
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History
  Political Party Floor Leaders in the Congress of the United States  
  Dates of DIRECT PRIMARY Elections re: Major Party Nominations for Statewide and/or Federal Office  
  Length of Terms of Office of STATE Governors throughout American History  
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