Rhode Island 2006 Midterm Election

The Green Papers: Rhode Island 2006 Midterm Election

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Rhode Island
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 12 September 2006
General Election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

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 12 September 2006 polling hours 7:00a EDT (1100 UTC) to 9:00p EDT (0100 UTC). Polls open 7a to 9a by location.
Tuesday 7 November 2006 polling hours 7:00a EST (1200 UTC) to 9:00p EST (0200 UTC). Polls open 7a to 9a by location.

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Rhode Island State and Local Government

RHODE ISLAND PRIMARY

Tuesday 12 September 2006

The filing deadline for Rhode Island's 12 September Partisan Primary was 28 June 2006.

RHODE ISLAND PRIMARY Returns from an official source

RHODE ISLAND Primary results from a media source
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RHODE ISLAND Primary results from another media source

All races involving an Incumbent are in boldface and also marked with an asterisk (*)

Contested STATEWIDE races:

United States Senate (Class 1):
- Democrats have nominated Sheldon Whitehouse
- Republicans have renominated Lincoln Chafee*
Lieutenant Governor:
- Democrats have nominated Elizabeth Roberts
- Republicans have nominated Reggie Centracchio
Secretary of State:
- Democrats have nominated Ralph Mollis

Contested U.S. HOUSE races:

CD 1:
- Republicans have nominated Jon Scott
CD 2:
- Democrats have renominated James Langevin*



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 109^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 • Renominated - 12 September 2006 Primary
	Polls: Toss-up - Leans slightly Democratic. Republican Senator Lincoln D. Chafee vs. Democratic Sheldon Whitehouse, II

	Democratic	205,274	53.48%	Sheldon Whitehouse, II • former Attorney General • FEC: $6,579,757

	Republican	178,548	46.52%	Senator Lincoln D. Chafee • FEC: $4,782,343
Total		383,822	100.00%

Class 2	Democratic	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 • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 2002 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated - 12 September 2006 Primary
	Polls: Leans Republican - WATCH - Republican Governor Donald L. Carcieri vs. Democratic Lieutenant Governor Charles J. "Charlie" Fogarty

	Republican	197,013	51.02%	Governor Donald L. Carcieri

	Democratic	189,099	48.98%	Lieutenant Governor Charles J. "Charlie" Fogarty
Total		386,112	100.00%

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

Open	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor Charles J. "Charlie" Fogarty • First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Open Seat - At term limit
	Polls: Democratic Elizabeth H. Roberts

	Democratic	202,262	53.06%	Elizabeth H. Roberts

	Republican	127,806	33.53%	Reginald A. "Reggie" Centracchio

	Independent	51,135	13.41%	Robert J. Healey, Jr. • Cool Moose Party
Total		381,203	100.00%

109^th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 109^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 2 Democratic (2 Renominated)

CD 1 {map}	Democratic	Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 1994 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 12 September 2006 Primary
	Polls: Democratic Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy

	Democratic	124,258	69.18%	Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy • FEC: $1,963,055

	Republican	41,753	23.25%	Jonathan P. "Jon" Scott • Party endorsed candidate • FEC: $9,730

	Independent	13,602	7.57%	Kenneth A. Capalbo • FEC finanical report not available
Total		179,613	100.00%

CD 2 {map}	Democratic	Congressman James R. Langevin • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 12 September 2006 Primary
	Polls: Democratic Congressman James R. Langevin

	Democratic	139,843	72.68%	Congressman James R. Langevin • FEC: $839,351

	Independent	52,574	27.32%	Rodney D. "Rod" Driver • FEC: $192,019
Total		192,417	100.00%

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

Open	Democratic	Secretary of State Matthew A. "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. • Open Seat - Candidate for Class 1 Senate Seat in 2006 but withdrew 26 April 2006. In his withdrawal statement, Mr. Brown implied that he will not run for re-election: "In my final year as Rhode Island's Secretary of State...."

	Democratic	199,643	53.54%	A. Ralph Mollis • North Providence Mayor

	Republican	173,235	46.46%	Sue A. Stenhouse
Total		372,878	100.00%

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

	Democratic	Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • The current Attorney General is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated - 12 September 2006 Primary

	Democratic	225,347	59.49%	Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch

	Republican	153,463	40.51%	J. William W. "Bill" Harsch
Total		378,810	100.00%

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

Open	Democratic	General Treasurer Paul Tavares • First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Open Chair - At Term Limit

	Democratic	271,474	73.34%	Frank T. Caprio

	Republican	98,673	26.66%	Andrew M. Lyon, III
Total		370,147	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): 7 incumbents, 8 candidates
	• Republican: 2 incumbents, 7 candidates
Independents
	• Independent: 3 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 an election authority that this candidate is actually on the ballot.

FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.