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Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2012

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Rhode Island State Senate •2012 Rhode Island House Elections
State legislative elections in 2012

Elections for theRhode Island State Senate were held inRhode Island onNovember 6, 2012. Atotal of 38 seats were up for election.

The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was June 27, 2012. The primary was held on September 11, 2012.[1]

See also:Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2012 andState legislative elections, 2012

Majority control

See also:Partisan composition of state senates

Heading into the November 6 election, the Democratic Party held the majority in theRhode Island State Senate:

Rhode Island State Senate
PartyAs of November 5, 2012After the 2012 Election
    Democratic Party2932
    Republican Party85
    Independent11
Total3838


Incumbents retiring

A total of 3 incumbents did not run for re-election in 2012. Those incumbents were:

NamePartyCurrent Office
Beatrice LanziElectiondot.pngDemocraticHouse District 26
Frank DevallElectiondot.pngDemocraticHouse District 18
John TassoniElectiondot.pngDemocraticHouse District 22

Campaign contributions

See also:State-by-state comparison of donations to state senate campaigns

This chart shows how many candidates ran for state senate in Rhode Island in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in state senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests. All figures come fromFollow The Money.[2]

YearNumber of candidatesTotal contributions
201280$1,693,685
201098$2,009,724
200874$1,785,520
200670$1,987,554
200478$2,028,107
200271$782,693
200074$499,599

During the2012 election, the total contributions to the 80 Senate candidates was $1,693,685. The top 10 contributors were:[3]

2012 Donors, Rhode Island State Senate
DonorAmount
Lombardo III, Frank$18,100
Rhode Island Democratic Party$17,625
Rhode Island Laborers$16,650
Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers$15,500
Cullen, John J$14,730
Rhode Island Laborers Public Employees$13,325
Jabour, Paul V$12,700
Operating Engineers Local 57$12,000
Rhode Island Troopers Association$11,450
National Education Association Rhode Island$10,650

Impact of redistricting

See also:Redistricting in Rhode Island

The Democratic-controlled legislature passed new maps on February 1, 2012, with Gov.Lincoln Chafee (I) signing them on February 8th.[4]

Qualifications

Article III of theRhode Island Constitution describes the requirements to hold office.

List of candidates

District 1

Democratic PartySeptember 11 Democratic primary:
Republican PartySeptember 11 GOP primary:
  • No Republicans filed to run in this district.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyMaryellen Goodwin: 6,048Green check mark transparent.png

District 2

Democratic PartySeptember 11 Democratic primary:
  • Juan Pichardo -Approveda Incumbent Pichardo first assumed office in 2003.
Republican PartySeptember 11 GOP primary:
  • No Republicans filed to run in this district.
IndependentSeptember 11 Independent primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyJuan Pichardo: 5,132Green check mark transparent.png
IndependentRamon A. Perez: 715
IndependentLuis E. Pimentel: 435

District 3

Democratic PartySeptember 11 Democratic primary:

Note: IncumbentRhoda Perry filed for election but did not qualify for ballot placement.
Note:Jessica Holden Sherwood filed for election but did not qualify for ballot placement.

Republican PartySeptember 11 GOP primary:
  • No Republicans filed to run in this district.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyGayle Goldin: 8,437Green check mark transparent.png

District 4

Democratic PartySeptember 11 Democratic primary:
Republican PartySeptember 11 GOP primary:
  • No Republicans filed to run in this district.
IndependentSeptember 11 Independent primary:
Libertarian PartySeptember 11 Libertarian primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyDominick Ruggerio: 7,039Green check mark transparent.png
IndependentJohn Ricottilli: 2,924
Libertarian PartyMichael J. Rollins: 614

District 5

Democratic PartySeptember 11 Democratic primary:
Republican PartySeptember 11 GOP primary:
  • No Republicans filed to run in this District.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyPaul Jabour: 6,240Green check mark transparent.png

District 6

Democratic PartySeptember 11 Democratic primary:
  • Harold Metts -Approveda Incumbent Metts first assumed office in 2005.
Republican PartySeptember 11 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyHarold Metts: 6,294Green check mark transparent.png
Republican PartyRussell Hryzan: 532

District 7

Democratic PartySeptember 11 Democratic primary:

Note:William R. Fazzio filed for election but did not qualify for ballot placement.

Republican PartySeptember 11 GOP primary:
  • No Republicans filed to run in this district.
IndependentSeptember 11 Independent primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyFrank Ciccone: 5,049Green check mark transparent.png
IndependentCatherine E. Graziano: 1,873

District 8

Democratic PartySeptember 11 Democratic primary:
Republican PartySeptember 11 GOP primary:
  • No Republicans filed to run in this district.
IndependentSeptember 11 Independent primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyJames E. Doyle: 6,435Green check mark transparent.png
IndependentBeth M Croll: 2,092

District 9

Democratic PartySeptember 11 Democratic primary:
Republican PartySeptember 11 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyAdam J. Satchell: 6,618Green check mark transparent.png
Republican PartyPaul P Caianiello Jr.: 3,305

District 10

Democratic PartySeptember 11 Democratic primary:
  • Walter Felag -Approveda Incumbent Felag first assumed office in 1999.
Republican PartySeptember 11 GOP primary:
  • No Republicans filed to run in this district.
IndependentSeptember 11 Independent primary:

Note:Todd Giroux filed for election but did not qualify for ballot placement.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyWalter Felag: 9,602Green check mark transparent.png

District 11

Democratic PartySeptember 11 Democratic primary:
  • No Democrats filed to run in this district.
Republican PartySeptember 11 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Republican PartyChristopher Ottiano: 8,747Green check mark transparent.png

District 12

Democratic PartySeptember 11 Democratic primary:
Republican PartySeptember 11 GOP primary:
  • No Republicans filed to run in this district.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyLouis Dipalma: 9,203Green check mark transparent.png

District 13

Democratic PartySeptember 11 Democratic primary:
Republican PartySeptember 11 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyM. Teresa Paiva-Weed: 7,757Green check mark transparent.png
Republican PartyGeoffrey William Cook: 3,283

District 14

Democratic PartySeptember 11 Democratic primary:
Republican PartySeptember 11 GOP primary:
  • No Republicans filed to run in this district.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyDaniel Da Ponte: 8,218Green check mark transparent.png

District 15

Democratic PartySeptember 11 Democratic primary:
Republican PartySeptember 11 GOP primary:
  • No Republicans filed to run in this district.
IndependentSeptember 11 Independent primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyDonna Nesselbush: 6,324Green check mark transparent.png
IndependentRobert P. Venturini: 1,818

District 16

Democratic PartySeptember 11 Democratic primary:
Republican PartySeptember 11 GOP primary:
  • No Republicans filed to run in this district.
Moderate PartySeptember 11 Moderate primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyElizabeth Crowley: 4,616Green check mark transparent.png
Moderate PartyNicholas S. Gelfuso: 523

District 17

Democratic PartySeptember 11 Democratic primary:
Republican PartySeptember 11 GOP primary:
  • No Republicans filed to run in this district.
IndependentSeptember 11 Independent primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyJohn J. Cullen: 4,776
IndependentEdward O'Neill: 7,588Green check mark transparent.png
IndependentDerek M. Meiklejohn: 842

District 18

Note: IncumbentFrank Devall (D) did not seek re-election.

Democratic PartySeptember 11 Democratic primary:

Note:Victor N. Silva filed for election but did not qualify for ballot placement.

Republican PartySeptember 11 GOP primary:
  • No Republicans filed to run in this district.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyWilliam J. Conley Jr: 9,147Green check mark transparent.png

District 19

Democratic PartySeptember 11 Democratic primary:
Republican PartySeptember 11 GOP primary:
IndependentSeptember 11 Independent primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyRyan William Pearson: 6,744Green check mark transparent.png
Republican PartyBethany Moura: 4,338
IndependentSteven Orsini: 1,439

District 20

Democratic PartySeptember 11 Democratic primary:
  • Roger Picard -Approveda Incumbent Picard first assumed office in 2009.
Republican PartySeptember 11 GOP primary:
  • No Republicans filed to run in this district.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyRoger Picard: 7,727Green check mark transparent.png

District 21

Democratic PartySeptember 11 Democratic primary:
Republican PartySeptember 11 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyScott M. Pollard: 6,776
Republican PartyNicholas Kettle: 6,977Green check mark transparent.png

District 22

Note: IncumbentJohn Tassoni (D) did not seek re-election.

Democratic PartySeptember 11 Democratic primary:
Republican PartySeptember 11 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyStephen R. Archambault: 7,389Green check mark transparent.png
Republican PartyRichard A. Poirier: 5,107

District 23

Democratic PartySeptember 11 Democratic primary:
  • Paul Fogarty -Approveda Incumbent Fogarty first assumed office in 1999.
Republican PartySeptember 11 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyPaul Fogarty: 7,513Green check mark transparent.png
Republican PartyJulian P. Forgue: 5,201

District 24

Democratic PartySeptember 11 Democratic primary:
Republican PartySeptember 11 GOP primary:
  • No Republicans filed to run in this district.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyMarc Cote: 6,650Green check mark transparent.png

District 25

Democratic PartySeptember 11 Democratic primary:

Note:William James Murphy filed for election but did not qualify for ballot placement.

Republican PartySeptember 11 GOP primary:
  • No Republicans filed to run in this district.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyFrank Lombardo III: 9,551Green check mark transparent.png

District 26

Note: IncumbentBeatrice Lanzi (D) did not seek re-election.

Democratic PartySeptember 11 Democratic primary:
Republican PartySeptember 11 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyFrank S. Lombardi: 7,009Green check mark transparent.png
Republican PartySean P. Gately: 4,039

District 27

Democratic PartySeptember 11 Democratic primary:
  • Hanna Gallo -Approveda Incumbent Gallo first assumed office in 1999.
Republican PartySeptember 11 GOP primary:
IndependentSeptember 11 Independent primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyHanna Gallo: 5,872Green check mark transparent.png
Republican PartyRobert B. Lancia: 2,486
IndependentAram G. Garabedian: 4,227

District 28

Democratic PartySeptember 11 Democratic primary:
Republican PartySeptember 11 GOP primary:
IndependentSeptember 11 Independent primary:

Note:Alexander G. Russolino filed for election but did not qualify for ballot placement.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyJoshua Miller: 7,119Green check mark transparent.png
Republican PartyRobert J. Clarkin: 3,181

District 29

Democratic PartySeptember 11 Democratic primary:
Republican PartySeptember 11 GOP primary:
  • No Republicans filed to run in this district.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyMichael McCaffrey: 10,149Green check mark transparent.png

District 30

Democratic PartySeptember 11 Democratic primary:
Republican PartySeptember 11 GOP primary:
IndependentSeptember 11 Independent primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyWilliam Walaska: 7,585Green check mark transparent.png
Republican PartyKeith E. Burkitt: 2,790
IndependentArthur J. Groh Jr.: 2,041

District 31

Democratic PartySeptember 11 Democratic primary:
  • Erin Lynch -Approveda Incumbent Lynch first assumed office in 2009.
Republican PartySeptember 11 GOP primary:

Note:Armand T. Lusi filed for election but did not qualify for ballot placement.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyErin Lynch: 9,862Green check mark transparent.png

District 32

Democratic PartySeptember 11 Democratic primary:
  • No Democrats filed to run in this district.
Republican PartySeptember 11 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Republican PartyDavid Bates: 9,926Green check mark transparent.png

District 33

Democratic PartySeptember 11 Democratic primary:
Republican PartySeptember 11 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyLeonidas Raptakis: 7,761Green check mark transparent.png
Republican PartyGlenford Shibley: 4,811

District 34

Democratic PartySeptember 11 Democratic primary:
Republican PartySeptember 11 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyCatherine Cool Rumsey: 7,150Green check mark transparent.png
Republican PartyFrancis Maher: 5,809

District 35

Democratic PartySeptember 11 Democratic primary:
Republican PartySeptember 11 GOP primary:
IndependentSeptember 11 Independent primary:

Note: Harvey Cataldo filed for election but did not qualify for ballot placement.[5]

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyWinters B. Hames III: 5,612
Republican PartyDawson Hodgson: 7,886Green check mark transparent.png

District 36

Democratic PartySeptember 11 Democratic primary:
Republican PartySeptember 11 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyJames Sheehan: 8,595Green check mark transparent.png
Republican PartyMariacristina C. Mckendall: 5,697

District 37

Democratic PartySeptember 11 Democratic primary:
Republican PartySeptember 11 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyV. Susan Sosnowski: 8,428Green check mark transparent.png
Republican PartyJohn F. Lindholm: 3,663

District 38

Democratic PartySeptember 11 Democratic primary:
  • No Democrats filed to run in this district.
Republican PartySeptember 11 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Republican PartyDennis Algiere: 10,055Green check mark transparent.png

See also

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Footnotes


Current members of theRhode Island State Senate
Leadership
Senate President:Valarie Lawson
Majority Leader:Frank Ciccone
Minority Leader:Jessica de la Cruz
Senators
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
Democratic Party (34)
Republican Party (4)


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