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
✓ Special General Election House CD 1: Tuesday 7 November 2023
Thursday 29 June - Friday 30 June 2023 - Filing - Candidacy Declaration for Special Election for House CD 1 .
Thursday 6 July - Friday 14 July 2023 - Submit signed nomination papers to the local Board of Canvassers for Special Election House CD 1 .
Tuesday 5 September 2023 - Special Primary House CD 1. Polling hours 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 - 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.

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 (4, 1 write-in)
  Candidate Democratic     Allen Rodney Waters
FEC S4RI00069; 30 Sep 23; Tot $9,118; Dsb $7,765
  Candidate Democratic     Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, II
FEC S6RI00221; 30 Sep 23; Tot $2,308,657; Dsb $567,090
  Candidate Republican     Raymond Tyler "Ray" McKay
FEC S4RI00051; 30 Sep 23; Tot $43,004; Dsb $33,009
  Candidate Republican     Patricia L. Morgan
FEC S4RI00085; 30 Sep 23; Tot $42,449; Dsb $7,183
  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 (2 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 1 Democratic Member of Congress Gabriel F. "Gabe" Amo, Jr.
First elected in a Special Election: 7 November 2023 [re: resignation of Member of Congress David N. Cicilline (Democratic)]
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
 Member of Congress David N. Cicilline (Democratic), who was first elected in 2010 and reelected in 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2022, announced on 21 February 2023 that 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."
31 May 2023: "... I am resigning my position as the Member of the United States Congress representing the First Congressional District of Rhode Island, effective at the close of the legislative day of May 31, 2023."
7 November 2023: Gabriel F. "Gabe" Amo, Jr. is elected.

Special Election - 118th Congress
CD 1
Seat up for special election
Special Election
 
Seat up for special election: Tuesday 7 November 2023
Special Election -
5 September 2023 primary returns from an official source and results from a media source.
7 November 2023 General Election returns (certified 17 November 2023) from an official source and results from a media source.
 Candidate list (2, 1 write-in)
  Elected Democratic 43,290 64.73% Gabriel F. "Gabe" Amo, Jr.
FEC H4RI01265; 27 Nov 23; Tot $1,278,758; Dsb $923,129
  Candidate Republican 23,393 34.98% Gerry W. Leonard, Jr.
FEC H4RI01323; 27 Nov 23; Tot $302,871; Dsb $301,433
  Candidate Scattering 193 0.29% Write-in
Total 66,876 100.00%  
 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.
31 May 2023: Member of Congress David N. Cicilline (Democratic): "... I am resigning my position as the Member of the United States Congress representing the First Congressional District of Rhode Island, effective at the close of the legislative day of May 31, 2023."

1 June 2023: Governor Daniel J. "Dan" McKee (Democratic) called a special primary on 5 September 2023 and a special general election on 7 November 2023. The filing deadlines are 30 June for the declaration of candidacy and 14 July for nomination papers. Reference.

Candidates from the Rhode Island Department of State.

Primary Sample Ballot and General Election Sample Ballot from the Rhode Island Department of State.


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; 30 Sep 23; Tot $907,132; Dsb $244,383

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, 5 candidates
  Republican: 3 candidates
Independents
  (blank): 1 incumbent
  Independent: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Scattering: 1 candidate
  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.


 


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