Rhode Island elections, 2014
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. A general election will be held in the U.S. state of Rhode Island on November 4, 2014. All of Rhode Island's executive officers are up for election as well as a United States Senate seat and both of Rhode Island's two seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on September 9, 2014.
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Governor
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Incumbent Democratic Governor Lincoln Chafee is eligible to run for re-election to a second term but has decided to retire. The Democratic nominee is Rhode Island Treasurer Gina Raimondo and the Republican nominee is Cranston Mayor Allan Fung. Also running are Robert J. Healey of the Moderate Party and two Independent candidates.
Lieutenant Governor
Incumbent Democratic Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island Elizabeth H. Roberts is term-limited and cannot run for re-election to a third term in office.
Democratic primary
State Representative Frank Ferri, Cumberland Mayor Daniel McKee and Secretary of State of Rhode Island A. Ralph Mollis ran for the Democratic nomination, which McKee won with a plurality. State Senator Joshua Miller had considered running,[1] but decided against it.[2]
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Frank Ferri |
Daniel McKee |
A. Ralph Mollis |
Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fleming & Associates | August 11–14, 2014 | 503 | ± 4.38% | 9.7% | 15.3% | 24.9% | 46.9% |
Democratic primary results[3] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Daniel McKee | 50,229 | 43.03 | |
Democratic | A. Ralph Mollis | 42,525 | 36.43 | |
Democratic | Frank Ferri | 23,970 | 20.54 | |
Total votes | 116,724 | 100 |
Republican primary
Catherine Terry Taylor, a former speechwriter for Senators John Chafee and Lincoln Chafee and the nominee for Secretary of State in 2010, resigned as Director of the Division of Elderly Affairs to run.[4] She defeated Kara Young, a conservative activist and perennial candidate. Warwick Mayor Scott Avedisian had considered running, but did not do so.[5]
Republican primary results[3] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Catherine Terry Taylor | 17,722 | 66.74 | |
Republican | Kara D. Young | 8,831 | 33.26 | |
Total votes | 26,553 | 100 |
General election
Also on the ballot will be Moderate Party nominee William H. Gilbert, a Republican nominee for the State Senate in 2012 and Libertarian Tony Jones, a radio host and DJ. Constitution Party nominee Thomas David Gallant withdrew from the race.[6]
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Daniel McKee (D) |
Catherine Taylor (R) |
William Gilbert (M) |
Other | Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brown University | October 14–17, 2014 | 1,129 | ± 2.9% | 29.3% | 20.2% | 2.4% | 1.5%[7] | 46.6% |
Fleming & Associates | October 6–9, 2014 | 505 | ± 4% | 36.2% | 26.9% | 2.6% | 1.6%[7] | 32.7% |
Attorney General
Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Peter Kilmartin is running for re-election to a second term in office.
Democratic primary
Kilmartin was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
Democratic primary results[3] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Peter Kilmartin | 91,021 | 100 |
Republican primary
State Senator Dawson Hodgson was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
Republican primary results[3] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Dawson Hodgson | 23,795 | 100 |
General election
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Peter Kilmartin (D) |
Dawson Hodgson (R) |
Other | Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brown University | October 25–26, 2014 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 52.8% | 38.4% | — | 10.4% |
Fleming & Associates | October 6–9, 2014 | 505 | ± 4% | 46.1% | 31.9% | — | 22% |
Secretary of State
Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis is term-limited and cannot run for re-election to a third term in office. He instead ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor.
Democratic primary
Former Deputy Secretary of State and former executive director of HousingWorks RI Nellie Gorbea defeated investor and candidate for Secretary of State in 2006 Guillaume de Ramel. Former State Representative and former Chairman of the Rhode Island Democratic Party Edwin R. Pacheco had declared his candidacy in April 2013,[8] but he withdrew from the race in October 2013[9] and endorsed de Ramel.[10] Providence City Councillor Terry Hassett had also considered running,[11] but decided to run for re-election instead.[12]
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Guillaume de Ramel |
Nellie Gorbea |
Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fleming & Associates | August 11–14, 2014 | 503 | ± 4.38% | 26.6% | 12.9% | 56.7% |
Democratic primary results[3] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Nellie Gorbea | 58,444 | 51.41 | |
Democratic | Guillaume de Ramel | 55,237 | 48.59 | |
Total votes | 113,681 | 100 |
Republican primary
John Carlevale, a retired social worker and perennial candidate for public office was unopposed for the Republican nomination.[13] Catherine Terry Taylor, a former speechwriter for Senators John Chafee and Lincoln Chafee and the nominee for Secretary of State in 2010, had considered running,[5] but ran for Lieutenant Governor instead.
Republican primary results[3] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | John Carlevale | 23,232 | 100 |
General election
Also on the ballot is Independent candidate Pamela Azar, a teacher.
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Nellie Gorbea (D) |
John Carlevale (R) |
Other | Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brown University | October 14–17, 2014 | 1,129 | ± 2.9% | 37.7% | 23% | — | 39.2% |
Fleming & Associates | October 6–9, 2014 | 505 | ± 4% | 41% | 27.1% | — | 31.9% |
General Treasurer
Incumbent Democratic General Treasurer Gina Raimondo did not run for re-election to a second term in office. She is instead the Democratic nominee for Governor.
Democratic primary
Investment fund manager Seth Magaziner defeated former General Treasurer and nominee for Governor in 2010 Frank T. Caprio.
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Ernie Almonte |
Frank T. Caprio |
Seth Magaziner |
Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fleming & Associates | August 11–14, 2014 | 503 | ± 4.38% | — | 30.6% | 42.7% | 24.3% |
Fleming & Associates | May 27–30, 2014 | 506 | ± 4.38% | 8.5% | 29.2% | 11.3% | 46% |
Democratic primary results[3] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Seth Magaziner | 80,378 | 66.55 | |
Democratic | Frank T. Caprio | 40,402 | 33.45 | |
Total votes | 120,780 | 100 |
General election
No Republican filed to run for the office. Instead, the party rallied around Independent candidate Ernie Almonte, a former Democrat who served as State Auditor General from 1994 to 2010.[14][15]
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Seth Magaziner (D) |
Ernie Almonte (I) |
Other | Undecided |
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Brown University | October 14–17, 2014 | 1,129 | ± 2.9% | 47% | 33.1% | — | 19.8% |
Fleming & Associates | October 6–9, 2014 | 505 | ± 4% | 46.7% | 34.3% | — | 19% |
United States Senate
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Incumbent Democratic Senator Jack Reed is running for re-election to a fourth term in office. The Republican nominee is former Chairman of the Rhode Island Republican Party, former North Kingstown Town Councilman and nominee for Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district in 2008 and 2010 Mark Zaccaria.
United States House of Representatives
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Both of Rhode Island's two seats in the United States House of Representatives will be up for election in 2014.
http://wpri.com/2014/06/25/almonte-now-running-for-treasurer-as-independent/
http://wpri.com/2014/08/19/wpri-projo-primary-poll-aug-2014-magaziner-caprio/
http://www.rifuture.org/frank-caprio-runs-for-redemption-just-found-a-political-party.html
http://ballotpedia.org/Rhode_Island_elections,_2014
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