Rhode Island 2004 General Election

The Green Papers: Rhode Island 2004 General Election

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Rhode Island
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 14 September 2004
General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

Electoral Votes:	4	(0.74% of 538)
Governor:	1
Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
2002-2010 Representatives:	2	(0.46% of 435)
2000 Census:	1,049,662	(0.37% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):	753,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):	655,107
Capital:	Providence
Tuesday 14 September 2004 polls close 9:00p EDT (0100 UTC)
Tuesday 2 November 2004 polls close 9:00p EST (0200 UTC)

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Rhode Island State and Local Government

Rhode Island 2004 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions: Democrats Republicans Third Parties



President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. 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 States: Details.

	Democrat	259,760	59.42%	Senator John Kerry (4 Electoral Votes) • Vice President: Senator John Edwards
	Republican	169,046	38.67%	President George W. Bush • Vice President: Vice President Richard "Dick" Cheney Renominated by Convention - 2 September 2004
	Reform	4,651	1.06%	Ralph Nader • Vice President: Peter Miguel Camejo
	Green	1,333	0.30%	David Keith Cobb • Vice President: Patricia Helen "Pat" LaMarche
	Libertarian	907	0.21%	Michael Badnarik • Vice President: Richard V. Campagna
	--scatter--	845	0.19%	WRITE-IN
	Constitution	339	0.08%	Michael Anthony Peroutka • Vice President: Chuck Baldwin
	Workers World	253	0.06%	John Thompson Parker • Vice President: Teresa Gutierrez
Total		437,134	100.00%

U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 108^th 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	Democrat			Senator John F. "Jack" Reed • First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

	Republican			Governor Donald L. Carcieri • First elected: 2002 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

	Democrat			Lieutenant Governor Charles J. "Charlie" Fogarty • First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

108^th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2004, 2006. No Term Limit. 108^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 2 Democrats (2 Renominated)

CD 1	Democrat			Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 • Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary
	Democrat	124,923	64.06%	Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy
	Republican	69,819	35.80%	David W. Rogers
	--scatter--	268	0.14%	Write-in Nonpartisan
Total		195,010	100.00%

CD 2	Democrat			Congressman James R. Langevin • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 • Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary
	Democrat	154,392	74.53%	Congressman James R. Langevin
	Republican	43,139	20.82%	Arthur Chuck Barton, III
	Independent	6,196	2.99%	Edward M. Morabito
	Socialist	3,303	1.59%	Dorman J. Hayes, Jr. • Party Name: Independent Save Our Children
	--scatter--	135	0.07%	Write-in Nonpartisan
Total		207,165	100.00%

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

	Democrat			Secretary of State Matt Brown • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • The current Secretary of State is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

	Democrat			Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • The current Attorney General is unaffected by the State's term limit.

General Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

	Democrat			General Treasurer Paul Tavares • First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006