2024 Rhode Island Senate election

2024 Rhode Island Senate election
November 5, 2024 (2024-11-05)
All 38 seats in the Rhode Island Senate
20 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Ryan Pearson Jessica de la Cruz
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since January 3, 2023 August 2, 2022
Leader's seat 19th 23rd
Last election 33 5
Seats after 34 4
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Results:
     Democratic gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
President before election

Dominick J. Ruggerio
Democratic

 Elected President

Dominick J. Ruggerio
Democratic

The 2024 Rhode Island State Senate elections took place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. The primary election was held on Tuesday, September 10, 2024.[1] Rhode Island voters elected state senators in all 38 seats of the Senate to serve two-year terms.[2]

The election coincided with United States national elections and Rhode Island state elections, including U.S. President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and Rhode Island House.[3]

Following the previous election in 2022, Democrats held a 33-to-5-seat supermajority over Republicans. However, Democrat Frank Lombardo died on February 21, 2024,[4] and Democrat Sandra Cano resigned on September 12, 2024.[5] Therefore, going into the election, Democrats held a supermajority of 31 seats compared to the five seats held by Republicans.[3]

Retirements

Three incumbents did not seek re-election.

Democrats

  1. District 20: Roger Picard is retiring.[6]
  2. District 26: Frank Lombardi is retiring.[7]
  3. District 28: Joshua Miller is retiring.[8]

Death and resignation

Two seats were left vacant on the day of the general election due to death and resignation in 2024.

Democrats

  1. District 8: Sandra Cano resigned September 12 to take a job with the Small Business Administration.[5]
  2. District 25: Frank Lombardo died February 21 from bladder cancer.[4]

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[9] Safe D October 23, 2024

2023 special election (first district)

Special Election Sources:[10][11][12][13][14][15]

Primary Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Party Primary Results
Democratic Jacob Bissaillon[a] 752 53.37%
Democratic Nathan Biah 344 24.41%
Democratic Michelle Rivera 268 19.02%
Democratic Mario Mancebo 45 3.19%
Total votes 1,409 100.00%
Republican Party Primary Results
Republican Niyoka Powell 18 100.00%
Total votes 18 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jacob Bissaillon 904 83.47%
Republican Niyoka Powell 179 16.53%
Total votes 1,083 100.00%
Democratic hold

Summary

Party Candidates Votes % Seats
Before Won +/–
Democratic 37 315,596 72.82% 33 34 Increase 1
Republican 15 98,031 22.62% 5 4 Decrease 1
Independents 2 8,940 2.06% 0 0 Steady
Write-ins 10,831 2.50% — 0 Steady
Total 433,398 100% 38 Steady
Popular vote
Democratic
 
 72.82%
Republican
 
 22.62%
Independents
 
 2.06%
Write-in
 
 2.50%

Results by State Senate district

Italics denote an open seat held by the incumbent party; bold text denotes a gain for a party.[3]

Senate district Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party
1 Jake Bissaillon[a] Dem Jake Bissaillon Dem
2 Ana Quezada Dem Ana Quezada Dem
3 Sam Zurier Dem Sam Zurier Dem
4 Dominick Ruggerio Dem Dominick Ruggerio Dem
5 Sam Bell Dem Sam Bell Dem
6 Tiara Mack Dem Tiara Mack Dem
7 Frank Ciccone Dem Frank Ciccone Dem
8 Vacant[b] Lori Urso Dem
9 John Burke Dem John Burke Dem
10 Walter Felag Dem Walter Felag Dem
11 Linda Ujifusa 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 Robert Britto Dem Robert Britto Dem
19 Ryan W. Pearson Dem Ryan W. Pearson Dem
20 Roger Picard Dem Brian Thompson Dem
21 Gordon Rogers Rep Gordon Rogers Rep
22 David Tikoian Dem David Tikoian Dem
23 Jessica de la Cruz Rep Jessica de la Cruz Rep
24 Melissa Murray Dem Melissa Murray Dem
25 Vacant[c] Andrew Dimitri Dem
26 Frank Lombardi Dem Todd Patalano Dem
27 Hanna Gallo Dem Hanna Gallo Dem
28 Joshua Miller Dem Lammis Vargas Dem
29 Anthony DeLuca Rep Peter Appollonio Jr. Dem
30 Mark McKenney Dem Mark McKenney Dem
31 Matthew LaMountain Dem Matthew LaMountain Dem
32 Pamela J. Lauria 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 Victoria Gu Dem Victoria Gu Dem

Detailed results by Senate district

Sources for election results:[3]

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

Rhode Island's 1st Senate District[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jake Bissaillon (incumbent) 5,773 95.4
Write-in 277 4.6
Total votes 6,050 100.0
Democratic hold

District 2

Rhode Island's 2nd Senate District[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ana Quezada (incumbent) 5,096 95.8
Write-in 224 4.2
Total votes 5,320 100.0
Democratic hold

District 3

Rhode Island's 3rd Senate District[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sam Zurier (incumbent) 9,141 97.9
Write-in 198 2.1
Total votes 9,339 100.0
Democratic hold

District 4

Rhode Island's 4th Senate District[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dominick J. Ruggerio (incumbent) 10,736 94.9
Write-in 580 5.1
Total votes 11,316 100.0
Democratic hold

District 5

Rhode Island's 5th Senate District[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sam Bell (incumbent) 7,937 78.6
Republican William Connell Jr. 2,105 20.8
Write-in 57 0.6
Total votes 10,099 100.0
Democratic hold

District 6

Rhode Island's 6th Senate District[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tiara Mack (incumbent) 6,469 96.5
Write-in 236 3.5
Total votes 6,705 100.0
Democratic hold

District 7

Rhode Island's 7th Senate District[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Frank Ciccone (incumbent) 5,340 95.3
Write-in 264 4.7
Total votes 5,604 100.0
Democratic hold

District 8

Rhode Island's 8th Senate District[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lori Urso 5,447 64.9
Independent Cathyann Palocsik 2,870 34.2
Write-in 71 0.8
Total votes 8,388 100.0
Democratic hold

District 9

Rhode Island's 9th Senate District[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Burke (incumbent) 9,337 93.0
Write-in 703 7.0
Total votes 10,040 100.0
Democratic hold

District 10

Rhode Island's 10th Senate District[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Walter Felag (incumbent) 8,641 57.9
Republican Allyn Meyers 6,250 41.9
Write-in 36 0.2
Total votes 14,927 100.0
Democratic hold

District 11

Rhode Island's 11th Senate District[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Linda Ujifusa (incumbent) 10,250 95.8
Write-in 448 4.2
Total votes 10,698 100.0
Democratic hold

District 12

Rhode Island's 12th Senate District[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Louis DiPalma (incumbent) 11,140 96.5
Write-in 408 3.5
Total votes 11,548 100.0
Democratic hold

District 13

Rhode Island's 13th Senate District[28]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dawn Euer (incumbent) 8,380 70.3
Republican David Quiroa 3,519 29.5
Write-in 25 0.2
Total votes 11,924 100.0
Democratic hold

District 14

Rhode Island's 14th Senate District[29]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Valarie Lawson (incumbent) 8,936 94.2
Write-in 554 5.8
Total votes 9,490 100.0
Democratic hold

District 15

Rhode Island's 15th Senate District[30]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Meghan Kallman (incumbent) 8,456 97.2
Write-in 242 2.8
Total votes 8,698 100.0
Democratic hold

District 16

Rhode Island's 16th Senate District[31]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jonathon Acosta (incumbent) 3,846 96.5
Write-in 140 3.5
Total votes 3,986 100.0
Democratic hold

District 17

Rhode Island's 17th Senate District[32]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thomas Paolino (incumbent) 8,726 57.9
Democratic Cameron Deutsch 6,291 41.8
Write-in 43 0.3
Total votes 15,060 100.0
Republican hold

District 18

Rhode Island's 18th Senate District[33]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Britto (incumbent) 9,186 95.0
Write-in 479 5.0
Total votes 9,665 100.0
Democratic hold

District 19

Rhode Island's 19th Senate District[34]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ryan W. Pearson (incumbent) 8,083 56.9
Independent Amanda Blais 6,070 42.7
Write-in 58 0.4
Total votes 14,211 100.0
Democratic hold

District 20

Rhode Island's 20th Senate District[35]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brian Thompson 8,351 95.5
Write-in 390 4.5
Total votes 8,741 100.0
Democratic hold

District 21

Rhode Island's 21st Senate District[36]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gordon Rogers (incumbent) 12,732 95.5
Write-in 598 4.5
Total votes 13,330 100.0
Republican hold

District 22

Rhode Island's 22nd Senate District[37]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Tikoian (incumbent) 11,523 95.3
Write-in 574 4.7
Total votes 12,097 100.0
Democratic hold

District 23

Rhode Island's 23rd Senate District[38]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jessica de la Cruz (incumbent) 11,054 68.1
Democratic Lewis Pryeor 5,170 31.8
Write-in 16 0.1
Total votes 16,240 100.0
Republican hold

District 24

Rhode Island's 24th Senate District[39]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Melissa Murray (incumbent) 4,476 57.7
Republican Craig Lacouture 3,259 42.0
Write-in 24 0.3
Total votes 7,759 100.0
Democratic hold

District 25

Rhode Island's 25th Senate District[40]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Andrew Dimitri 8,145 58.1
Republican Karin Gorman 5,833 41.6
Write-in 37 0.3
Total votes 14,015 100.0
Democratic hold

District 26

Rhode Island's 26th Senate District[41]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Todd Patalano 7,853 57.6
Republican Jennifer Caputi 5,744 42.1
Write-in 33 0.2
Total votes 13,630 100.0
Democratic hold

District 27

Rhode Island's 27th Senate District[42]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Hanna Gallo (incumbent) 11,554 94.2
Write-in 715 5.8
Total votes 12,269 100.0
Democratic hold

District 28

Rhode Island's 28th Senate District[43]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lammis Vargas 9,242 95.3
Write-in 451 4.7
Total votes 9,693 100.0
Democratic hold

District 29

Rhode Island's 29th Senate District[44]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Peter Appollonio Jr. 6,849 50.1
Republican Anthony DeLuca II (incumbent) 6,784 49.6
Write-in 34 0.2
Total votes 13,667 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 30

Rhode Island's 30th Senate District[45]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark McKenney (incumbent) 12,347 94.1
Write-in 774 5.9
Total votes 13,121 100.0
Democratic hold

District 31

Rhode Island's 31st Senate District[46]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Matthew LaMountain (incumbent) 8,871 60.3
Republican Lisa Morse 5,794 39.4
Write-in 35 0.2
Total votes 14,700 100.0
Democratic hold

District 32

Rhode Island's 32nd Senate District[47]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pamela J. Lauria (incumbent) 13,072 95.3
Write-in 642 4.7
Total votes 13,714 100.0
Democratic hold

District 33

Rhode Island's 33rd Senate District[48]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Leonidas Raptakis (incumbent) 8,599 58.2
Republican James Pierson 6,133 41.5
Write-in 43 0.3
Total votes 14,775 100.0
Democratic hold

District 34

Rhode Island's 34th Senate District[49]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Elaine J. Morgan (incumbent) 9,040 53.5
Democratic Stephen Moffitt 7,838 46.4
Write-in 23 0.1
Total votes 16,901 100.0
Republican hold

District 35

Rhode Island's 35th Senate District[50]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bridget Valverde (incumbent) 12,621 94.4
Write-in 752 5.6
Total votes 13,373 100.0
Democratic hold

District 36

Rhode Island's 36th Senate District[51]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alana DiMario (incumbent) 12,757 95.5
Write-in 602 4.5
Total votes 13,359 100.0
Democratic hold

District 37

Rhode Island's 37th Senate District[52]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic V. Susan Sosnowski (incumbent) 8,517 66.0
Republican Raymond Gardner 4,356 33.8
Write-in 31 0.2
Total votes 12,904 100.0
Democratic hold

District 38

Rhode Island's 38th Senate District[53]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Victoria Gu (incumbent) 9,326 58.1
Republican Westin Place 6,702 41.8
Write-in 14 0.1
Total votes 16,042 100.0
Democratic hold

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Sen. Maryellen Goodwin (D) of Senate District 1 died on April 15, 2023. Democrat Jacob Bissaillon won the subsequent special election and held the seat for his party.[10][15]
  2. ↑ Sen. Sandra Cano (D) resigned on September 12, 2024.[5]
  3. ↑ Sen. Frank Lombardo (D) died on February 21, 2024.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "2024 State Primary Election Dates". National Conference of State Legislatures. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  2. ↑ "State Senate". Rhode Island General Assembly. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 Nesi, Ted (February 21, 2024). "Johnston Sen. Frank Lombardo dies at 65". WPRI. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 "Sandra Cano resigns seat in Rhode Island Senate". WJAR. September 12, 2024. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  6. ↑ Nesi, Ted (April 9, 2024). "Woonsocket Sen. Roger Picard won't run again after 32 years on Smith Hill". WPRI-TV. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  7. ↑ Baccari, Raymond (June 6, 2024). "Sen. Frank Lombardi will not seek reelection". WPRI-TV. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  8. ↑ Baccari, Raymond (June 18, 2024). "RI Sen. Joshua Miller won't seek reelection". WPRI-TV. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  9. ↑ Jacobson, Louis (October 23, 2024). "The State Legislatures: Several Key Battleground Chambers Remain Toss-ups". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  10. 1 2 Nesi, Ted; Sherman, Eli; White, Tim (April 15, 2023). "Maryellen Goodwin, who broke barriers for women at the RI State House, dies at 58". WPRI. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  11. ↑ "OFFICIAL RESULTS: Summary Results Report: Special Primary 2023: September 5, 2023" (PDF). Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  12. ↑ Russo, Amy (September 6, 2023). "Democratic primary for Senate District 1: Bissaillon moving on to face Powell". The Providence Journal. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Senator in General Assembly District 1". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  14. ↑ Towne, Shaun (November 7, 2023). "Jake Bissaillon wins special election for RI Senate District 1". WPRI. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
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  17. ↑ "Senator in General Assembly District 2". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Senator in General Assembly District 3". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Senator in General Assembly District 4". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  20. ↑ "Senator in General Assembly District 5". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  21. ↑ "Senator in General Assembly District 6". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  22. ↑ "Senator in General Assembly District 7". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  23. ↑ "Senator in General Assembly District 8". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  24. ↑ "Senator in General Assembly District 9". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  25. ↑ "Senator in General Assembly District 10". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  26. ↑ "Senator in General Assembly District 11". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  27. ↑ "Senator in General Assembly District 12". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  28. ↑ "Senator in General Assembly District 13". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  29. ↑ "Senator in General Assembly District 14". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  30. ↑ "Senator in General Assembly District 15". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  31. ↑ "Senator in General Assembly District 16". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  32. ↑ "Senator in General Assembly District 17". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  33. ↑ "Senator in General Assembly District 18". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  34. ↑ "Senator in General Assembly District 19". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  35. ↑ "Senator in General Assembly District 20". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  36. ↑ "Senator in General Assembly District 21". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  37. ↑ "Senator in General Assembly District 22". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  38. ↑ "Senator in General Assembly District 23". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  39. ↑ "Senator in General Assembly District 24". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  40. ↑ "Senator in General Assembly District 25". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  41. ↑ "Senator in General Assembly District 26". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  42. ↑ "Senator in General Assembly District 27". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  43. ↑ "Senator in General Assembly District 28". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  44. ↑ "Senator in General Assembly District 29". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  45. ↑ "Senator in General Assembly District 30". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  46. ↑ "Senator in General Assembly District 31". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  47. ↑ "Senator in General Assembly District 32". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  48. ↑ "Senator in General Assembly District 33". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  49. ↑ "Senator in General Assembly District 34". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  50. ↑ "Senator in General Assembly District 35". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  51. ↑ "Senator in General Assembly District 36". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  52. ↑ "Senator in General Assembly District 37". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  53. ↑ "Senator in General Assembly District 38". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
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