The Green Papers: Rhode Island 2002 Midterm Election
 
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Primary: Tuesday 10 September 2002
Midterm Election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
Governor:1(Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms)
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
2000 Representatives:2(0.46% of 435)
2002 Representatives:2(0.46% of 435)
1990 Census:1,003,464 (0.40% of 248,765,170)
2000 Census:1,049,662 (0.37% of 281,998,273)
Registered Voters (Nov 98):629,786
Estimated Voting age population (Jan 98):751,000
Capital:Providence
Tuesday 10 September 2002 polls close 9:00p EDT (0100 UTC)
Tuesday 5 November 2002 polls close 9:00p EST (0200 UTC)
 

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Rhode Island State and Local Government


preview re: General Election in RHODE ISLAND-
Tuesday 5 November 2002

Polls close: 9 PM Eastern Standard Time
(0200 UTC, Wed 6 Nov)

  • RHODE ISLAND is electing its Governor in 2002; incumbent Republican Lincoln Almond is at term limit and cannot run as a candidate for re-election as Governor in the General Election.
  • RHODE ISLAND is electing its U.S. Senator in the "Class 2" seat in 2002; incumbent Democrat Jack Reed is a candidate for re-election to the Senate in the General Election.
  • RHODE ISLAND is electing 2 Members of Congress (U.S. House of Representatives) in 2002; the State did not gain nor lose a House seat as a result of the 2000 Census.
  • There are no House seats which will have incumbents running against one another in the General Election.

  • Members of Congress currently serving in the U.S. House of Representatives, 107th Congress not seeking re-election in the 5 November 2002 General Election from the State of RHODE ISLAND and Providence Plantations:

    None.


    Open Seats [those in which an incumbent is not running for re-election] in the U.S. House from RHODE ISLAND in the 5 November 2002 General Election

    None.

    Uncontested Major Races [for Governor, U.S. Senate or U.S. House] in the 5 November 2002 General Election in RHODE ISLAND:

    None.

 

Governor  Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, Governors

Chair up for election Republican Governor Lincoln C. Almond
First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998
Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor.
Open Chair
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
  Candidate Democrat Myrth York
  Candidate Green (Jeffrey C. Johnson - pending)
  Elected Republican Donald L. Carcieri
  Candidate Write-In (Tonya Fuller-Balletta - pending)

Senate  6-year term, 107th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1 Republican Senator Lincoln D. Chafee
Appointed by Governor Lincoln C. Almond (Republican) on 2 November 1999, to fill vacancy caused by the death of Senator John H. Chafee (Republican): 24 October 1999; elected to first full term 2000
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Class 2
Seat up for election
Democrat Senator John F. "Jack" Reed
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
Renominated - 10 September 2002 - Primary
  Elected Democrat Senator John F. "Jack" Reed
  Candidate Republican Robert G. Tingle

107th House of Representatives  2-year term, House (2001-2002)
1992-2000 Congressional Districts for the election of the 107th Congress
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
2 Democrats (2 Renominated)

CD 1 Democrat Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
Renominated - 10 September 2002 - Primary
 Congressman Kennedy is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 1

CD 2 Democrat Congressman James R. Langevin
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
Renominated - 10 September 2002 - Primary
 Congressman Langevin is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 2

108th House of Representatives  2-year term, House (2003-2004)

CD 1
Seat up for election
  (pending)
Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Elected Democrat Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy
  Candidate Independent Frank Carter, III
  Candidate Republican David W. "Dave" Rogers

CD 2
Seat up for election
  (pending)
Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Elected Democrat Congressman James R. Langevin
  Candidate Independent Dorman J. Hayes, Jr.
"Independent Home Protection"
  Candidate Republican John O. Matson

 


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