Rhode Island 2015 General Election

The Green Papers: Rhode Island 2015 General Election

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Rhode Island
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
Governor:	1
2010 Census:	1,055,247	(0.34% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	4	(0.74% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	2	(0.46% of 435)
Capital:	Providence

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Rhode Island State and Local Government

Rhode Island 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats Republicans



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 114^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Democratic	Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, II • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list

		*Democratic*		*Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, II* • FEC S6RI00221

Class 2		Democratic	Senator John F. "Jack" Reed • First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002, 2008, 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list

		*Democratic*		*Senator John F. "Jack" Reed* • FEC S6RI00163

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Democratic	Governor Gina Marie Raimondo • First elected: 2014 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Democratic	Lieutenant Governor Daniel J. "Dan" McKee • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

114^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2016, 2018. No Term Limit. 114^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 2 Democratic (2 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 1		Democratic	Congressman David N. Cicilline • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Congressman David N. Cicilline* • FEC H0RI01073; 30 Sep 15; Tot $536,880; Dsb $193,805

		Republican		H. Russell Taub • FEC H4RI01133; 30 Sep 15; Tot $31,909; Dsb $28,914

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 2		Democratic	Congressman James R. "Jim" Langevin • First elected: 2000 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Congressman James R. "Jim" Langevin* • FEC H0RI02139; 30 Sep 15; Tot $417,967; Dsb $217,751

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

		Democratic	Secretary of State Nellie M. Gorbea • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Secretary of State is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

		Democratic	Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • 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: 2014, 2018

		Democratic	General Treasurer Seth Magaziner • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

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): 9 incumbents, 4 candidates
	• Republican: 1 candidate
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates)
	• Green (affiliates)
	• Libertarian
Other Third Parties
	• Justice Party
	• Moderate
	• Right to Life
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.

"Apparently not a candidate" indicates that someone we once listed as a candidate for an elective office will not, in fact, be running for that office (primarily because said candidate is not listed on an official ballot provided by a jurisdiction's election authorities, where that candidate has not previously withdrawn his/her candidacy or otherwise indicated no longer [or even ever] being a candidate for that office).

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.

Links Links to other web sites

Constitution Links to State Constitutions
	• Rhode Island State Constitution
Election Authority
	• Office of the Secretary of State
Legislature Links to State Legislatures
	• The State of Rhode Island General Assembly
	• The State of Rhode Island General Assembly - House of Representatives
	• The State of Rhode Island General Assembly - Senate
	• The State of Rhode Island House of Representatives
	• The State of Rhode Island Senate
Democratic
	• Democratic Party of Rhode Island
Republican
	• Rhode Island Republicans
	• Rhode Island Republicans
Third Party
	• Constitution Party of Rhode Island
	• Green Party of Rhode Island
	• Green Party of Rhode Island
	• Justice Party of Rhode Island
	• Libertarian Party of Rhode Island
	• Moderate Party of Rhode Island
	• Rhode Island Right to Life
Media & others
	• Anchor Rising
	• College Hill Independent - Brown / RISD - Providence
	• East Bay Newspapers
	• Inside Politics - Darrell West, Brown University, Providence
	• Politics1.com - Rhode Island
	• Providence Business News
	• Providence Daily Dose
	• Rhode Island Public Radio - NPR - Providence
	• Rhode Island's Future
	• RICentral - Wakefield
	• The Pawtucket Times
	• The Providence Journal
	• The Valley Breeze - Cumberland
	• The Westerly Sun
	• Warren Times Gazette
	• Warwick Beacon
	• WHJJ-920 AM (talk radio)-Providence
	• WJAR TV - NBC - Providence
	• WLNE TV - ABC - Providence
	• Woonsocket Call
	• WPRI TV - FOX - East Providence
	• WPRO AM - Citadel - East Providence