Rhode Island 2008 General Election

The Green Papers: Rhode Island 2008 General Election

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Rhode Island
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 9 September 2008
General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

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 9 September 2008 polling hours 7:00a EDT (1100 UTC) to 9:00p EDT (0100 UTC). Polls open 7a to 9a by location.
Tuesday 4 November 2008 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 2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties



President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 4 (Winner-take-all)


	Socialism and Liberation		Gloria Estela La Riva • FEC P80005572: $9,471

	Independent		Yonyuth Hongsakaphadana
	Independent		Denise McSheffrey
	Independent		Ralph Nader • FEC P20000527: $2,434,472

U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 110^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1	Democratic	Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, II • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

Class 2	Democratic	Senator John F. "Jack" Reed • First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

	Democratic		Senator John F. "Jack" Reed • FEC S6RI00163: $3,594,857
	Democratic		Christopher F. Young • FEC S0RI00042: Financial report not available

	Republican		Robert G. "Bob" Tingle • FEC S2RI00063: Financial report not available

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

	Republican	Governor Donald L. Carcieri • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair - At term limit

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth H. Roberts • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

110^th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 110^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 2 Democratic (2 Renominated)

CD 1 {map}	Democratic	Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy • First elected: 1994 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Renominated - 9 September 2008 Primary

	Democratic		Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy • FEC H4RI01034: $1,283,705

	Republican		Jonathan P. "Jon" Scott • FEC H6RI01096: $100

	Independent		Kenneth A. Capalbo • FEC H6RI01104: Financial report not available

CD 2 {map}	Democratic	Congressman James R. Langevin • First elected: 2000 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Renominated - 9 September 2008 Primary

	Democratic		Congressman James R. Langevin • FEC H0RI02139: $569,931

	Republican		Mark S. Zaccaria • FEC H8RI02108: $30,601

	Independent; (Green)		~~Jeffrey C. Johnson - apparently not a candidate~~

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

	Democratic	Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

	Democratic	Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • The current Attorney General is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Seat

General Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

	Democratic	General Treasurer Frank T. Caprio • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

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): 8 incumbents, 4 candidates
	• Republican: 1 incumbent, 3 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Green (affiliates)
	• Reform (affiliates)
Other Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates)
	• Socialism and Liberation: 1 candidate
	• Right to Life
Independents
	• Independent: 4 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 the person so listed will actually appear on the ballot.

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

Links Links to other web sites

Constitution Links to State Constitutions
	• Rhode Island State Constitution
Election Authority
	• Office of the Secretary of State - Resources for Candidates
	• Rhode Island Board of Elections
	• Rhode Island Board of Elections
Legislature Links to State Legislatures
	• State of Rhode Island General Assembly
Democratic
	• Democratic Party of Rhode Island
Republican
	• Rhode Island Republican Party
Third Party
	• Constitution Party of Rhode Island
	• Constitution Party of Rhode Island
	• Green Party of Rhode Island
	• Rhode Island Reform Party
	• Rhode Island Right to Life
Media & others
	• Barrington Times
	• Bristol Phoenix
	• COX.net
	• DC's Political Report - Rhode Island
	• East Bay Newspapers - Barrington - Bristol - Newport - Sakonnet - Warren - Westport
	• Inside Politics - Darrell West, Brown University, Providence
	• Politics1.com - Rhode Island
	• Progressive Rhode Island
	• The Pawtucket Times
	• The Providence Journal
	• Warren Times Gazette
	• Warwick Beacon
	• WJAR TV - NBC - Providence
	• WLNE TV - ABC - Providence
	• Woonsocket Call
	• WPRI TV - FOX - East Providence