2022 Rhode Island Senate election

2022 Rhode Island Senate election
All 38 seats in the Rhode Island Senate; 20 seats needed for a majority
	Results:; Democratic hold Democratic gain; Republican hold Republican gain
President before election; Dominick J. Ruggerio; Democratic	Elected President ; Dominick J. Ruggerio; Democratic

The 2022 Rhode Island State Senate elections took place on November 8, 2022.^[1] Primary elections were held on September 13, 2022.^[2] Rhode Island voters elected state senators in all 38 seats of the Senate. State senators serve two-year terms in the Rhode Island Senate.^[3]

The election coincided with United States national elections and Rhode Island state elections, including U.S. House, Governor, and Rhode Island House.^[4]^[5] Since the previous election in 2020, Democrats held a 33-to-5-seat supermajority over Republicans. Democrats maintained the same supermajority in 2022, winning 33 seats.^[6]

These were the first elections in Rhode Island following the 2020 United States redistricting cycle, which resulted in redrawn legislative district boundaries.^[7]

2021 Special Election: District 3

Special Election Sources:^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Samuel D. Zurier	1,304	31.37%
	Democratic	Geena Pham	1,024	24.63%
	Democratic	Bret M. Jacob	929	22.35%
	Democratic	Hilary Levey Friedman	622	14.96%
	Democratic	Ray Rickman	278	6.69%
Total votes			4,157	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Samuel D. Zurier	2,647	90.90%
	Republican	Alex W. Cannon	265	9.10%
Total votes			2,912	100.00%
	Democratic hold

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[13]	Safe D	May 19, 2022

Summary of results by State Senate district

Italics denote an open seat held by the incumbent party; bold text denotes a gain for a party.^[14]^[4]^[5]

Senate district	Incumbent		Elected Senator
1	Maryellen Goodwin	Dem	Maryellen Goodwin	Dem
2	Ana Quezada	Dem	Ana Quezada	Dem
3	Sam Zurier^[a]	Dem	Sam Zurier	Dem
4	Dominick J. Ruggerio	Dem	Dominick J. Ruggerio	Dem
5	Sam Bell	Dem	Sam Bell	Dem
6	Tiara Mack	Dem	Tiara Mack	Dem
7	Frank Ciccone	Dem	Frank Ciccone	Dem
8	Sandra Cano	Dem	Sandra Cano	Dem
9	John Burke	Dem	John Burke	Dem
10	Walter Felag	Dem	Walter Felag	Dem
11	James Seveney	Dem	Linda Ujifusa	Dem
12	Louis DiPalma	Dem	Louis DiPalma	Dem
13	Dawn Euer	Dem	Dawn Euer	Dem
14	Valarie Lawson	Dem	Valarie Lawson	Dem
15	Meghan Kallman	Dem	Meghan Kallman	Dem
16	Jonathon Acosta	Dem	Jonathon Acosta	Dem
17	Thomas Paolino	Rep	Thomas Paolino	Rep
18	Cynthia Mendes	Dem	Robert Britto	Dem
19	Ryan W. Pearson	Dem	Ryan W. Pearson	Dem
20	Roger Picard	Dem	Roger Picard	Dem
21	Gordon Rogers	Rep	Gordon Rogers	Rep
22	Stephen Archambault	Dem	David Tikoian	Dem
23	Jessica de la Cruz	Rep	Jessica de la Cruz	Rep
24	Melissa Murray	Dem	Melissa Murray	Dem
25	Frank Lombardo	Dem	Frank Lombardo	Dem
26	Frank Lombardi	Dem	Frank Lombardi	Dem
27	Hanna Gallo	Dem	Hanna Gallo	Dem
28	Joshua Miller	Dem	Joshua Miller	Dem
29	Michael McCaffrey	Dem	Anthony DeLuca II	Rep
30	Jeanine Calkin	Dem	Mark McKenney	Dem
31	Kendra Anderson	Dem	Matthew LaMountain	Dem
32	Cynthia Armour Coyne	Dem	Pamela J. Lauria	Dem
33	Leonidas Raptakis	Dem	Leonidas Raptakis	Dem
34	Elaine J. Morgan	Rep	Elaine J. Morgan	Rep
35	Bridget Valverde	Dem	Bridget Valverde	Dem
36	Alana DiMario	Dem	Alana DiMario	Dem
37	V. Susan Sosnowski	Dem	V. Susan Sosnowski	Dem
38	Dennis Algiere	Rep	Victoria Gu	Dem

Detailed Results by Senate District

Sources for election results:^[14]^[4]^[5]

District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38

District 1

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Maryellen Goodwin (incumbent)	1,700	77.48%
	Democratic	Donnie Anderson	494	22.52%
Total votes			2,194	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Maryellen Goodwin (incumbent)	3,138	81.34%
	Independent	Niyoka P. Powell	720	18.66%
Total votes			3,858	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 2

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Ana B. Quezada (incumbent)	2,222	100.00%
Total votes			2,222	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ana B. Quezada (incumbent)	2,979	100.00%
Total votes			2,979	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 3

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Samuel D. Zurier (incumbent)	3,355	73.53%
	Democratic	Robin N. Xiong	1,208	26.47%
Total votes			4,563	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Samuel D. Zurier (incumbent)	7,008	100.00%
Total votes			7,008	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 4

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Dominick J. Ruggerio (incumbent)	2,669	59.47%
	Democratic	Leonardo Americo Cioe, Jr.	1,556	34.67%
	Democratic	Stephen G. Tocco	263	5.86%
Total votes			4,488	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dominick J. Ruggerio (incumbent)	6,892	100.00%
Total votes			6,892	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 5

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Samuel W. Bell (incumbent)	2,551	60.19%
	Democratic	David A. Salvatore	1,687	39.81%
Total votes			4,238	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Samuel W. Bell (incumbent)	5,795	100.00%
Total votes			5,795	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 6

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Tiara T. Mack (incumbent)	1,540	56.00%
	Democratic	Joseph S. Almeida	1,210	44.00%
Total votes			2,750	100.00%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Adriana J. Bonilla	70	100.00%
Total votes			70	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tiara T. Mack (incumbent)	3,521	84.82%
	Republican	Adriana J. Bonilla	630	15.18%
Total votes			4,151	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 7

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Frank Anthony Ciccone (incumbent)	1,449	67.68%
	Democratic	Arthur C. Flanders, III	692	32.32%
Total votes			2,141	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Anthony Ciccone (incumbent)	3,136	100.00%
Total votes			3,136	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 8

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Sandra C. Cano (incumbent)	1,636	100.00%
Total votes			1,636	100.00%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Cathyann Palocsik	205	100.00%
Total votes			205	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sandra C. Cano (incumbent)	3,510	67.66%
	Republican	Cathyann Palocsik	1,678	32.34%
Total votes			5,188	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 9

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	John P. Burke (incumbent)	1,648	100.00%
Total votes			1,648	100.00%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Donald R. Raupp, Jr.	630	100.00%
Total votes			630	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John P. Burke (incumbent)	5,027	55.67%
	Republican	Donald R. Raupp, Jr.	4,003	44.33%
Total votes			9,030	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 10

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Walter S. Felag, Jr. (incumbent)	2,050	100.00%
Total votes			2,050	100.00%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Allyn E. Meyers	615	100.00%
Total votes			615	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Walter S. Felag, Jr. (incumbent)	6,378	60.08%
	Republican	Allyn E. Meyers	4,237	39.92%
Total votes			10,615	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 11

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Linda L. Ujifusa	1,600	56.62%
	Democratic	Matthew A. Chappell	1,226	43.38%
Total votes			2,826	100.00%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Kenneth J. Mendonca	578	100.00%
Total votes			578	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda L. Ujifusa	5,708	54.94%
	Republican	Kenneth J. Mendonca	3,985	38.36%
	Independent	Andrew V. Kelly	375	3.61%
	Independent	Mario J. Teixeira	321	3.09%
Total votes			10,389	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 12

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Louis P. DiPalma (incumbent)	2,139	100.00%
Total votes			2,139	100.00%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Stephen J. Horridge	566	100.00%
Total votes			566	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Louis P. DiPalma (incumbent)	7,614	67.17%
	Republican	Stephen J. Horridge	3,722	32.83%
Total votes			11,336	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 13

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Dawn M. Euer (incumbent)	2,574	100.00%
Total votes			2,574	100.00%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	David A. Quiroa	276	100.00%
Total votes			276	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dawn M. Euer (incumbent)	6,529	70.86%
	Republican	David A. Quiroa	2,685	29.14%
Total votes			9,214	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 14

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Valarie J. Lawson (incumbent)	2,043	62.15%
	Democratic	Megan S. Duckworth	1,244	37.85%
Total votes			3,287	100.00%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	David V. O'Connell	423	100.00%
Total votes			423	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Valarie J. Lawson (incumbent)	4,856	59.91%
	Republican	David V. O'Connell	2,697	33.28%
	Independent	Nicholas Alexander Ferrara	552	6.81%
Total votes			8,105	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 15

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Meghan E. Kallman (incumbent)	2,797	100.00%
Total votes			2,797	100.00%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Barbara J. Quigley	125	100.00%
Total votes			125	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Meghan E. Kallman (incumbent)	4,953	81.05%
	Republican	Barbara J. Quigley	1,158	18.95%
Total votes			6,111	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 16

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Jonathon Acosta (incumbent)	1,025	100.00%
Total votes			1,025	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jonathon Acosta (incumbent)	1,572	71.88%
	Independent	Elizabeth A. Crowley	615	28.12%
Total votes			2,187	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 17

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Thomas J. Paolino (incumbent)	667	100.00%
Total votes			667	100.00%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Cameron Joseph Deutsch	1,995	100.00%
Total votes			1,995	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas J. Paolino (incumbent)	5,314	46.84%
	Independent	John W. Lyle, Jr.	3,178	28.01%
	Democratic	Cameron Joseph Deutsch	2,852	25.14%
Total votes			11,344	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 18

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Robert Britto	1,779	55.11%
	Democratic	Gregory R. Greco	1,449	44.89%
Total votes			3,228	100.00%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Anna Maria Peters	407	100.00%
Total votes			407	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Britto	5,268	66.06%
	Republican	Anna Maria Peters	2,706	33.94%
Total votes			7,974	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 19

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Ryan W. Pearson (incumbent)	2,625	100.00%
Total votes			2,625	100.00%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Dionne Marie Larson	516	100.00%
Total votes			516	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ryan W. Pearson (incumbent)	6,128	59.59%
	Republican	Dionne Marie Larson	4,156	40.41%
Total votes			10,284	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 20

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Roger A. Picard (incumbent)	1,668	100.00%
Total votes			1,668	100.00%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Jonathan Matthew Resendes	417	100.00%
Total votes			417	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Roger A. Picard (incumbent)	4,532	60.49%
	Republican	Jonathan Matthew Resendes	2,960	39.51%
Total votes			7,492	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 21

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Gordon E. Rogers (incumbent)	973	100.00%
Total votes			973	100.00%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Giang Bui	1,663	100.00%
Total votes			1,663	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gordon E. Rogers (incumbent)	8,319	64.51%
	Democratic	Giang Bui	4,577	35.49%
Total votes			12,896	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 22

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	David Tikoian	1,879	63.93%
	Democratic	Melanie Gay DuPont	1,060	36.07%
Total votes			2,939	100.00%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Paul M. Santucci	697	100.00%
Total votes			697	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Tikoian	5,869	53.60%
	Republican	Paul M. Santucci	5,081	46.40%
Total votes			10,950	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 23

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Jessica de la Cruz (incumbent)	1,001	100.00%
Total votes			1,001	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jessica de la Cruz (incumbent)	9,213	100.00%
Total votes			9,213	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 24

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Melissa A. Murray (incumbent)	1,032	100.00%
Total votes			1,032	100.00%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Craig J. Lacouture	325	100.00%
Total votes			325	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Melissa A. Murray (incumbent)	2,763	56.40%
	Republican	Craig J. Lacouture	2,136	43.60%
Total votes			4,899	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 25

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Frank Lombardo, III (incumbent)	2,011	59.92%
	Democratic	Christopher B. Maselli	1,345	40.08%
Total votes			3,356	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Lombardo, III (incumbent)	7,257	100.00%
Total votes			7,257	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 26

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Frank S. Lombardi (incumbent)	1,686	68.93%
	Democratic	Eric M. Asselin	760	31.07%
Total votes			2,446	100.00%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Joseph A. Powers	690	100.00%
Total votes			690	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank S. Lombardi (incumbent)	5,635	57.72%
	Republican	Joseph A. Powers	4,128	42.28%
Total votes			9,763	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 27

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Hanna M. Gallo (incumbent)	2,500	100.00%
Total votes			2,500	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hanna M. Gallo (incumbent)	8,432	100.00%
Total votes			8,432	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 28

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Joshua Miller (incumbent)	2,819	100.00%
Total votes			2,819	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joshua Miller (incumbent)	6,480	100.00%
Total votes			6,480	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 29

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Jennifer T. Rourke	1,589	54.44%
	Democratic	Michael C. Carreiro	1,330	45.56%
Total votes			2,919	100.00%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Anthony DeLuca II	485	66.71%
	Republican	Christopher R. Barker	242	33.29%
Total votes			727	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Anthony DeLuca II	5,257	52.42%
	Democratic	Jennifer T. Rourke	4,772	47.58%
Total votes			10,029	100.00%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 30

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Mark P. McKenney	1,944	52.67%
	Democratic	Jeanine Calkin (incumbent)	1,747	47.33%
Total votes			3,691	100.00%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Marjorie Ann Tudino	736	100.00%
Total votes			736	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark P. McKenney	7,338	57.36%
	Republican	Marjorie Ann Tudino	5,454	42.64%
Total votes			12,792	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 31

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Matthew L. LaMountain	2,559	66.33%
	Democratic	Harrison S. Tuttle	1,299	33.67%
Total votes			3,858	100.00%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Lisa Morse	533	78.61%
	Republican	John P. Silvaggio	145	21.39%
Total votes			678	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Matthew L. LaMountain	7,016	61.49%
	Republican	Lisa Morse	4,394	38.51%
Total votes			11,410	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 32

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Pamela J. Lauria	3,067	74.71%
	Democratic	Susannah P. Holloway	1,038	25.29%
Total votes			4,105	100.00%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Rhonda Holmes	695	100.00%
Total votes			695	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pamela J. Lauria	8,218	62.09%
	Republican	Rhonda Holmes	5,017	37.91%
Total votes			13,235	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 33

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Leonidas P. Raptakis (incumbent)	1,797	100.00%
Total votes			1,797	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Leonidas P. Raptakis (incumbent)	8,438	100.00%
Total votes			8,438	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 34

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Elaine J. Morgan (incumbent)	1,043	100.00%
Total votes			1,043	100.00%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Jennifer C. Douglas	2,009	100.00%
Total votes			2,009	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Elaine J. Morgan (incumbent)	7,178	54.83%
	Democratic	Jennifer C. Douglas	5,913	45.17%
Total votes			13,091	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 35

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Bridget G. Valverde (incumbent)	3,296	100.00%
Total votes			3,296	100.00%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Doreen M. Costa	835	100.00%
Total votes			835	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bridget G. Valverde (incumbent)	8,051	57.11%
	Republican	Doreen M. Costa	6,047	42.89%
Total votes			14,098	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 36

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Alana M. DiMario (incumbent)	3,739	100.00%
Total votes			3,739	100.00%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Patrick W. Murray	664	100.00%
Total votes			664	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alana M. DiMario (incumbent)	8,475	57.29%
	Republican	Patrick W. Murray	6,317	42.71%
Total votes			14,792	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 37

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Virginia S. Sosnowski (incumbent)	2,757	100.00%
Total votes			2,757	100.00%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Raymond E. Gardner	413	100.00%
Total votes			413	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Virginia S. Sosnowski (incumbent)	6,077	57.80%
	Republican	Raymond E. Gardner	3,084	29.34%
	Independent	Anita Norton Jacobson	1,352	12.86%
Total votes			10,513	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 38

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Westin J. Place	607	100.00%
Total votes			607	100.00%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Victoria Gu	1,942	66.33%
	Democratic	Sharon E. Ahern	800	27.32%
	Democratic	Michael T. Niemeyer	186	6.35%
Total votes			2,928	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Victoria Gu	5,957	46.47%
	Republican	Westin J. Place	3,524	27.49%
	Independent	Caswell Cooke, Jr.	3,339	26.05%
Total votes			12,820	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican

Notes

^ Democratic Party Senator Gayle Goldin announced on August 17, 2021 that she was resigning from the state Senate to accept a position in President Joe Biden's administration.^[15] Sam Zurier won the Democratic Primary on October 5, 2021. Since only one Republican candidate filed for the special election, Alex W. Cannon advanced as the Republican nominee without a primary.^[16]^[9] Zurier won the election on November 2, 2021 and held the seat for his party. He assumed office on November 16, 2021.^[10]^[11]^[12]

References

^ "Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2022". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
^ "2022 State Primary Election Dates and Filing Deadlines". National Conference of State Legislatures. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
^ "State Senate". Rhode Island General Assembly. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "2022 Statewide Primary". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "2022 General Election". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
^ Lavin, Nancy (May 10, 2024). "A small subset in the General Assembly, Rhode Island mom lawmakers shoulder big demands". Rhode Island Current. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
^ "Redistricting maps: General Assembly approves new Rhode Island political boundaries". Providence Journal. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
^ "State of Rhode Island Special Election October 5, 2021 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Russo, Amy (October 5, 2021). "Sam Zurier tops 4 other candidates in Providence state Senate primary". The Providence Journal. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Special Election State of Rhode Island November 2, 2021 General Election" (PDF). Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Yin, Victoria (November 3, 2021). "Sam Zurier wins District 3 State Senate election". The Brown Daily Herald. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Rhode Island state legislative special elections, 2021". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
^ Jacobson, Louis (May 19, 2022). "The Battle for State Legislatures". Retrieved May 19, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2022". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
^ "Rhode Island state senator resigns to take Biden administration post". WJAR. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
^ "State of Rhode Island Special Election October 5, 2021 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved June 14, 2024.

External links

State Legislature
Election at Ballotpedia
Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Rhode Island", Voting & Elections Toolkits
"Rhode Island: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
"League of Women Voters of Rhode Island". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)

[Zurier-17] Democratic Party Senator Gayle Goldin announced on August 17, 2021 that she was resigning from the state Senate to accept a position in President Joe Biden's administration.^[15] Sam Zurier won the Democratic Primary on October 5, 2021. Since only one Republican candidate filed for the special election, Alex W. Cannon advanced as the Republican nominee without a primary.^[16]^[9] Zurier won the election on November 2, 2021 and held the seat for his party. He assumed office on November 16, 2021.^[10]^[11]^[12]

[1] "Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2022". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 14, 2024.

[2] "2022 State Primary Election Dates and Filing Deadlines". National Conference of State Legislatures. Retrieved June 2, 2024.

[3] "State Senate". Rhode Island General Assembly. Retrieved June 14, 2024.

[auto5-4] "2022 Statewide Primary". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved June 14, 2024.

[auto2-5] "2022 General Election". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved June 14, 2024.

[6] Lavin, Nancy (May 10, 2024). "A small subset in the General Assembly, Rhode Island mom lawmakers shoulder big demands". Rhode Island Current. Retrieved June 14, 2024.

[7] "Redistricting maps: General Assembly approves new Rhode Island political boundaries". Providence Journal. Retrieved June 14, 2024.

[8] "State of Rhode Island Special Election October 5, 2021 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved June 14, 2024.

[auto-9] Russo, Amy (October 5, 2021). "Sam Zurier tops 4 other candidates in Providence state Senate primary". The Providence Journal. Retrieved June 14, 2024.

[auto4-10] "Special Election State of Rhode Island November 2, 2021 General Election" (PDF). Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved June 14, 2024.

[auto3-11] Yin, Victoria (November 3, 2021). "Sam Zurier wins District 3 State Senate election". The Brown Daily Herald. Retrieved June 14, 2024.

[auto6-12] "Rhode Island state legislative special elections, 2021". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 14, 2024.

[Sabato's_Crystal_Ball-13] Jacobson, Louis (May 19, 2022). "The Battle for State Legislatures". Retrieved May 19, 2022.

[auto1-14] "Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2022". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 2, 2024.

[15] "Rhode Island state senator resigns to take Biden administration post". WJAR. Retrieved June 14, 2024.

[16] "State of Rhode Island Special Election October 5, 2021 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved June 14, 2024.

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