The Green Papers: Rhode Island 2023 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Special Primary House CD 1: Tuesday 5 September 2023 (presumably)
Special General Election House CD 1: Tuesday 7 November 2023 (presumably)
Thursday 29 June - Friday 30 June 2023 (presumably) - Filing - Special Election for House CD 1 .
Friday 14 July 2023 (presumably) - Submit signed nomination papers to the local Board of Canvassers for Special Election House CD 1 .
Tuesday 5 September 2023 (presumably) - Special Primary House CD 1. Polling hours reportedly 7:00a-8:00p EDT (1100-0000 UTC). Most polls are open at 7am. However, polls may open as late as 9am by location.
Tuesday 7 November 2023 (presumably) - Special General Election House CD 1. Polling hours 7:00a-8:00p EST (1200-0100 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 
2020 Census:1,098,163 (0.35% of 309,785,186)
2024, 2028 Electoral Votes:4(0.00% of 538)
2022-2030 Representatives:2(0.46% of 435)
Capital:Providence
 

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Rhode Island State and Local Government

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


There is no primary when fewer than 2 candidates from a political party qualify for the ballot.

Tentative US House CD 1 Special Election Calendar from the Rhode Island Board of Elections.

 
           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 118th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1 Democratic Senator  Sheldon Whitehouse, II
First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2012, 2018.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
 Candidate list (3, 1 write-in)
  Candidate Democratic     Allen Waters
FEC S4RI00069
  Candidate Democratic     Senator  Sheldon Whitehouse, II
FEC S6RI00221; 31 Mar 23; Tot $754,575; Dsb $178,155
  Candidate Republican     Raymond Tyler "Ray" McKay
FEC S4RI00051; 31 Mar 23; Tot $13,107; Dsb $5,878
  Candidate Write-in     Armando Anzoli
FEC S4RI00077

Class 2 Democratic Senator  John F. "Jack" Reed
Previously served in the U.S. House: First elected: 1990, re-elected: 1992, 1994. First elected to the U.S. Senate: 1996; re-elected: 2002, 2008, 2014, 2020.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
 Candidate list (2)
  Candidate Democratic     Senator  John F. "Jack" Reed
FEC S6RI00163
  Candidate Independent     Jon Lindley
FEC S6RI00254

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

  Democratic Governor  Daniel J. "Dan" McKee
2 March 2021: Ascended to the office of Governor [re: Governor Gina Raimondo confirmed as Secretary of Commerce in the Biden Administration]. First elected: 2022.
Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026

  Democratic Lieutenant Governor  Sabina Matos
Appointed 14 April 2021 [re: vacancy of Lieutenant Governor Daniel J. "Dan" McKee (Democratic) upon his ascention to the Governor's Chair following Governor Gina Raimondo's confirmation as Secretary of Commerce in the Biden Administration]. First elected: 2022.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
Candidate for U.S. House CD 1 Special election in 2023

118th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2024, 2026. No Term Limit. 118th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
2 Democratic (1 Open, 1 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 1 Democratic Member of Congress  David N. Cicilline
First elected: 2010
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
Open Seat - 21 February 2023: Announced he will resign circa 1 June 2023 to become president and CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation. "Serving the people of Rhode Island's First Congressional District has been the honor of my lifetime."
 Candidate list (1) - 119th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Nathan W. Biah
FEC H4RI01182; 31 Mar 23; Tot $310; Dsb $5

Special Election - 118th Congress
CD 1
Seat up for special election
Special Election
 
Seat up for special election: Tuesday 7 November 2023 (presumably)
Special Election
 Candidate list (20)
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative  Marvin L. Abney
FEC H4RI01281
  Candidate Democratic     Gabe Amo
FEC H4RI01265
  Candidate Democratic     Nicholas "Nick" Autiello
FEC H4RI01190; 31 Mar 23; Tot $104,330; Dsb $2,427
  Candidate Democratic     Lincoln Town Councilor  Pamela M. Azar
  Candidate Democratic     Mickeda Sebastiana Barnes
FEC H4RI01158
  Candidate Democratic     Stephanie E. Beauté
FEC H4RI01299
  Candidate Democratic     Walter Berbrick
FEC H4RI01273
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative  Nathan W. Biah
FEC H4RI01182; 31 Mar 23; Tot $310; Dsb $5
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator  Sandra C. Cano
FEC H4RI01166; 31 Mar 23; Tot $122,640; Dsb $1,149
  Candidate Democratic     Don Carlson
FEC H4RI01257
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative  Stephen M. "Steve" Casey
FEC H4RI01232
  Candidate Democratic     Providence City Council Member  John Goncalves
FEC H4RI01208; 31 Mar 23; Tot $39,549; Dsb $1,523
  Candidate Democratic     Lieutenant Governor  Sabina Matos
FEC H4RI01174; 31 Mar 23; Tot $126,782; Dsb $2,794
  Candidate Democratic     Bella Machado Noka
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator  Ana B. Quezada
FEC H4RI01224
  Candidate Democratic     former state Representative Aaron Regunberg
FEC H4RI01216
  Candidate Democratic     Michael Adrian "Mike" Tillinghast
FEC H4RI01240
  Candidate Democratic     Allen Waters
FEC H4RI01141
  Candidate Republican     Uloma Uma-Kama Ekpete
FEC H4RI01315
  Candidate Republican     Barrett Lynton
18 May 2023: Media reports state that the candidate does not live at the address provided to the FEC.

FEC H4RI01307
 Member of Congress David N. Cicilline (Democratic); who was first elected in 2010 and re-elected in 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2022; announced on 21 February 2023 his intention to resign circa 1 June 2023 to become president and CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation. "Serving the people of Rhode Island's First Congressional District has been the honor of my lifetime.

The special election dates cannot be set until the seat is vacant. Possible dates Primary: 5 September, General: 7 November.


Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 2 Democratic Member of Congress  Seth M. Magaziner
First elected: 2022.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
 Candidate list (1) - 119th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress  Seth M. Magaziner
FEC H2RI02184; 31 Mar 23; Tot $362,817; Dsb $39,802

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

  Democratic Secretary of State  Gregg M. Amore
First elected: 2022.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
The current Secretary of State is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

  Democratic Attorney General  Peter F. Neronha
First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
The current Attorney General is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
Open Seat - At term limit.

General Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026

  Democratic General Treasurer  James A. Diossa
First elected: 2022.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
 

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   Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
  Democratic (affiliates): 9 incumbents, 23 candidates
  Republican: 3 candidates
Major Third Parties   Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
  Constitution (affiliates)
  Green (affiliates)
  Libertarian
Other Third Parties
  Justice Party
  Right to Life
Independents
  (blank): 1 incumbent
  Independent: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Write-in: 1 candidate
 
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.

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.


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
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
  The State of Rhode Island House of Representatives
  The State of Rhode Island Senate
Democratic
  Democratic Party of Rhode Island
Republican
  Rhode Island Republicans
Third Party
  Constitution Party of Rhode Island
  Green Party of Rhode Island
  Green Party of Rhode Island
  Justice Party of Rhode Island
  Libertarian Party of Rhode Island
  Rhode Island Right to Life
Media & others
  Anchor Rising
  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 Providence Journal
  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

 


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