Political party strength in Rhode Island

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The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Rhode Island:

The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:

For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's candidate received the state's electoral votes.

For a particular year, the noted partisan composition is that which either took office during that year or which maintained the office throughout the entire year. Only changes made outside of regularly scheduled elections are noted as affecting the partisan composition during a particular year. Shading is determined by the final result of any mid-cycle changes in partisan affiliation.

YearExecutive offices State Legislature United States Congress Electoral
votes
Governor Lieutenant
Governor
Secretary
of State
Attorney
General
Treasurer State Senate State House U.S. Senator
(Class I)
U.S. Senator
(Class II)
U.S. House
(District 1)
U.S. House
(District 2)
1775 Nicholas Cooke (I) William Bradford (F)Henry Ward Henry Marchant (I)Joseph Clarke (AA) [lower-alpha 1] [ ? ][ ? ]no electionnone
1776
1777William Channing (C)
1778 William Greene (I) Jabez Bowen (F)
1779
1780 William West (C)
1781 Jabez Bowen (F)
1782
1783
1784
1785
1786 John Collins (DR) Daniel Owen (PA)
1787Henry Goodwin (C)
1788
1789 David Howell (PA)
1790 Arthur Fenner (C) Samuel J. Potter (C)Daniel Updike Theodore Foster (PA) Joseph Stanton Jr. (AA) Benjamin Bourne (PA)
1791William Channing (C)
1792 Washington/
Adams (I)Green check.svg
1793Henry Sherburne (F) William Bradford (PA) Benjamin Bourne (PA) Francis Malbone (PA)
1794 Ray Greene (F)
1795 Theodore Foster (F) William Bradford (F) Benjamin Bourne (F) Francis Malbone (F)
1796 Elisha Reynolds Potter (F) Adams/
Pinckney (F)Green check.svg
1797 James Burrill Jr. (F) Ray Greene (F) Thomas Tillinghast (F) Christopher G. Champlin (F)
1798 Samuel Eddy (DR)
1799 George Brown John Brown (F)
1800 Samuel J. Potter (DR) Adams/
Pinckney (F)Red x.svg
180110DR48DR, 22F Christopher Ellery (DR) Thomas Tillinghast (DR) Joseph Stanton Jr. (DR)
1802DR majorityDR majority
1803 Paul Mumford (I)DR majority50DR, 20F Samuel J. Potter (DR) Nehemiah Knight (DR)
180410DR54DR, 16F Benjamin Howland (DR) Jefferson/
G. Clinton (DR)Green check.svg
1805 Henry Smith (C)48DR, 22F James Fenner (DR)
46DR, 24F
1806 Isaac Wilbour (C)vacantDR majority54DR, 16F
46DR, 24F
1807 James Fenner (DR)Constant Taber (DR)F majority [lower-alpha 2] F majority [lower-alpha 2] Elisha Mathewson (DR) Richard Jackson Jr. (F) Isaac Wilbour (DR)
1808Simeon MartinConstant Taber (DR)10F [lower-alpha 2] 38F, 34DR Pinckney/
King (F)Red x.svg
40F, 32DR
18098F, 2DR47F, 25DR Francis Malbone (F) Elisha Reynolds Potter (F)
40F, 32DR
1810 Isaac Wilbour (DR)DR majority38DR, 34F Christopher G. Champlin (F)
38F, 34DR
1811 William Jones (F)Simeon MartinWilliam Ennis (F)10F40F, 32DR
181240F, 32DR William Hunter (F) Jeremiah B. Howell (DR) D. Clinton/
Ingersoll (F)Red x.svg
1813F majorityF majority
1814 Samuel W. Bridgham (F)F majority49F, 23DR
181510F47F, 25DR John Linscom Boss Jr. (F) James Brown Mason (F)
1816Jeremiah Thurston (F)48F, 24DR Monroe/
Tompkins (DR)Green check.svg
1817 Nehemiah R. Knight (DR)Edward Wilcox (DR)Henry Bowen (DR)Thomas G. Pitman (D)10DR49F, 23DR
39F, 33DR
181837DR, 35F James Burrill Jr. (F)
1819Henry Bowen (W) Dutee Jerauld Pearce (DR)40DR, 32F Samuel Eddy (DR) Nathaniel Hazard (DR)
1820DR majority48DR, 24F
1821 William C. Gibbs (DR)Caleb Earle (DR)DR majorityDR majority James DeWolf (DR) Nehemiah R. Knight (DR) Job Durfee (DR)
F majority
1822DR majority36DR, 36F [lower-alpha 3]
F majority
1823DR majorityF majority
1824 James Fenner (DR)Charles Collins (DR)NR majorityNR majority Adams/
Calhoun (DR)Green check.svg
1825 Albert C. Greene (W)NR majorityNR majority James DeWolf (NR) Nehemiah R. Knight (NR) Tristam Burges (NR) Dutee Jerauld Pearce (NR)
Asher Robbins (NR)
1826NR majorityNR majority
1827NR majorityNR majority
1828NR majorityNR majority Adams/
Rush (NR)Red x.svg
1829NR majorityNR majority
1830NR majorityNR majority
1831 Lemuel H. Arnold (W)10NR44NR, 26J, 2?
18326NR, 4 vac.NR majority Clay/
Sergeant (NR)Red x.svg
A-M/D coalition
1833 John Brown Francis (D)Jeffrey Hazard (D)8D, 2NRA-M/D coalition [lower-alpha 4] Dutee Jerauld Pearce (A-M)
18348D, 1W, 1 vac.39W, 28D, 1A-M, 4?
39W, 20D, 5A-M, 8?
1835George Engs (W)4W, 4D, 2 vac.37W, 35D William Sprague III (A-M)
1836Jeffrey Hazard (D)10D33W, 31D, 8? Van Buren/
Johnson (D)Green check.svg
40D, 32W
1837 Benjamin Babock Thurston (D)D majority Asher Robbins (W) Nehemiah R. Knight (W) Robert B. Cranston (W) Joseph L. Tillinghast (W)
W majority
1838 William Sprague III (D) Joseph Childs (W)10W44W, 28D
45W, 27D
1839 Samuel Ward King (LO)John Sterne (W)40W, 32D Nathan F. Dixon I (W)
45W, 26D, 1?
1840 Byron Diman (LO)Stephen Cahoone (LO)52W, 20D Harrison/
Tyler (W)Green check.svg
48W, 24D
184155W, 17D James F. Simmons (W)
1842 Thomas Wilson Dorr (Reb) [lower-alpha 5] Nathaniel Bullock (D)10LO62LO, 10D [lower-alpha 6]
1843 James Fenner (LO) Byron Diman (LO)Joseph Blake (LO)24LO, 7D50W, 19D [lower-alpha 7] William Sprague III (W) Henry Y. Cranston (LO) Elisha R. Potter (LO)
184424W, 7D56W, 13D Clay/
Frelinghuysen (W)Red x.svg
1845 Charles Jackson (W/Lib)21W, 10D42W, 27D John Brown Francis (LO) Henry Y. Cranston (W) Lemuel H. Arnold (W)
1846 Byron Diman (LO) Elisha Harris (W)20W, 11Lib [lower-alpha 8] 44W, 25Lib [lower-alpha 8] Albert C. Greene (W)
1847 Elisha Harris (W)Edward W. Lawton (W)22W, 7D, 2 vac.48W, 20D, 1? John Hopkins Clarke (W) Robert B. Cranston (W) Benjamin Babock Thurston (D)
184820W, 11D43W, 26D Taylor/
Fillmore (W)Green check.svg
1849 Henry B. Anthony (W)Thomas Whipple (W)Christopher E. Robbins (W)19W, 11D, 1FS43W, 23D, 1FS, 2 vac. George Gordon King (W) Nathan F. Dixon II (W)
185019W, 12D45W, 24D
1851 Philip Allen (D) [lower-alpha 9] William Beach Lawrence (D)Asa Potter (D)Walter S. Burges (D)Edwin Wilbur (D)17D, 14W37W, 35D Charles Tillinghast James (D) Benjamin Babock Thurston (D)
1852 Samuel G. Arnold (D)17W, 14D40W, 30D Pierce/
King (D)Green check.svg
1853 Francis M. Dimond (D)17D, 14W46D, 26W Philip Allen (D) Thomas Davis (D)
1854 William W. Hoppin (W)John J. Reynolds (W)William R. Watson (W) Christopher Robinson (W)Samuel B. Vernon (W)18W, 13D41W, 31D
1855Anderson C. Rose (KN) John Russell Bartlett (R)Charles Hart (R)Samuel A. Parker (R)29KN, 2D69KN, 3D Nathan B. Durfee (KN) Benjamin Babock Thurston (KN)
1856 Nicholas Brown III (KN)23R, 8D55R, 17D Frémont/
Dayton (R)Red x.svg
1857 Elisha Dyer (R)Thomas Turner (R)29R, 3D65R, 7D James F. Simmons (R) Nathan B. Durfee (R) William Daniel Brayton (R)
1858Jerome Kimball (R)30R, 2D67R, 4D, 1?
1859 Thomas G. Turner (R)Isaac Saunders (KN)27R, 5D62R, 9D, 1? Henry B. Anthony (R) Christopher Robinson (R)
1860 William Sprague IV (U)J. Russell Bullock (U)Walter S. Burges (D)17R, 15U42U, 29R, 1? Lincoln/
Hamlin (R)Green check.svg
1861 Samuel G. Arnold (U)18U, 14R47U, 25R William Paine Sheffield Sr. (U) George H. Browne (CU)
186219U, 12R, 1?
1863 William C. Cozzens (D) Seth Padelford (R)Abraham Payne (R)22R, 11U50U, 22R Samuel G. Arnold (R) Thomas Jenckes (R) Nathan F. Dixon II (R)
1864 James Y. Smith (R)Horatio Rogers Jr. (R)21R, 12D54R, 18D William Sprague IV (R) Lincoln/
Johnson (NU)Green check.svg
1865Duncan Pell (D)23R, 9D, 1?
1866 Ambrose Burnside (R) William Greene (R)George W. Tew (R)28R, 5D65R, 7D
1867Willard Sayles (R)28R, 6D
1868Pardon StevensSamuel A. Parker (R)29R, 5D Grant/
Colfax (R)Green check.svg
1869 Seth Padelford (R)27R, 6D, 1?61R, 11D
187025R, 9D54R, 18D
187127R, 9D55R, 17D Benjamin T. Eames (R) James M. Pendleton (R)
1872Charles Cutler (D)Joshua M. Addeman (R)Samuel Clark (R)26R, 10D56R, 16D Grant/
Wilson (R)Green check.svg
1873 Henry Howard (R) Charles C. Van Zandt (R)25R, 11D
187428R, 8D55R, 17D
1875 Henry Lippitt (R) Henry Tillinghast Sisson (R)26R, 10D59R, 13D Ambrose Burnside (R) Latimer Whipple Ballou (R)
187662R, 10D Hayes/
Wheeler (R)Green check.svg
1877 Charles C. Van Zandt (R)Albert Howard (Proh)28R, 8D54R, 18D
187825R, 11D55R, 17D
187928R, 8D54R, 18D Nelson W. Aldrich (R)
1880 Alfred H. Littlefield (R)Henry Fay (R)27R, 9D60R, 12D Garfield/
Arthur (R)Green check.svg
188128R, 8D64R, 8D Nelson W. Aldrich (R) Jonathan Chace (R)
1882 Samuel P. Colt (R)34R, 3D65R, 7D Henry J. Spooner (R)
1883 Augustus O. Bourn (R)Oscar Rathbun (R)55R, 17D
188428R, 8D57R, 15D William Paine Sheffield Sr. (R) Blaine/
Logan (R)Red x.svg
1885 George P. Wetmore (R)Lucius B. Darling (R)29R, 7D64R, 7D, 1Proh Jonathan Chace (R) Nathan F. Dixon III (R)
1886Edwin Metcalf (Proh)29R, 6D, 1Proh65R, 6D, 1Proh William A. Pirce (R)
1887 John W. Davis (D)Samuel R. Honey (D)Edwin D. McGuinness (D)Ziba O. Slocum (D)John G. Perry (D)20R, 16D40D, 30R, 2Proh Charles H. Page (D)
1888 Royal C. Taft (R)Enos Lapham (R)Samuel H. CrossHoratio Rogers Jr. (R)Samuel Clark (R)31R, 5D60R, 11D, 1Proh Warren O. Arnold (R) Harrison/
Morton (R)Green check.svg
1889 Herbert W. Ladd (R)Daniel Littlefield (R)Ziba O. Slocum (D)25R, 11D39D, 33R Nathan F. Dixon III (R)
1890 John W. Davis (D)William Wardwell (D)Edwin D. McGuinness (D)John G. Perry (D)23R, 13D43D, 29R
1891 Herbert W. Ladd (R)Henry A. Stearns (R) George H. Utter (R)Robert W. Burbank (R)Samuel Clark (R) [lower-alpha 1] 27R, 9D51R, 21D Oscar Lapham (D)
1892 Daniel Russell Brown (R) Melville Bull (R)43R, 29D Charles H. Page (D) Harrison/
Reid (R)Red x.svg
189322R, 14D40D, 32R
1894Edwin Allen (R)Charles P. Bennett (R)Edward C. Dubois (R)34R, 2D69R, 3D Warren O. Arnold (R)
1895 Charles W. Lippitt (R)34R, 3D66R, 6D George P. Wetmore (R) Melville Bull (R)
189635R, 2D68R, 4D McKinley/
Hobart (R)Green check.svg
1897 Elisha Dyer Jr. (R) Aram J. Pothier (R)Willard B. Tanner (R)33R, 4D53R, 19D
1898 William Gregory (R)Clinton D. Sellew (R)65R, 7D Adin B. Capron (R)
Walter A. Read (R) [lower-alpha 1]
189931R, 6D58R, 13D, 1Proh
1900 William Gregory (R) [lower-alpha 1] Charles D. Kimball (R)34R, 3D [lower-alpha 10] 60R, 12D [lower-alpha 10] McKinley/
Roosevelt (R)Green check.svg
1901
1902 Charles D. Kimball (R) [lower-alpha 11] George L. Shepley (R)Charles F. Stearns (R)30R, 8D53R, 18D, 1I
1903 Lucius F. C. Garvin (D)Adelard Archambault (D)27R, 11D37R, 35D Daniel L. D. Granger (D)
1904 George H. Utter (R)27R, 10D, 1I39R, 32D, 1I Roosevelt/
Fairbanks (R)Green check.svg
1905 George H. Utter (R)Frederick H. Jackson (R)William B. Greenough (R)30R, 7D, 1I62R, 8D, 2I
190633R, 5D60R, 12D
1907 James H. Higgins (D)29R, 8D, 1Cit37R, 34D, 1I
1908Ralph Watrous (R)26R, 11D, 1Cit42R, 29D, 1Cit Taft/
Sherman (R)Green check.svg
1909 Aram J. Pothier (R)Arthur Dennis (R)31R, 6D, 1Cit64R, 6D, 1Cit, 1Proh William Paine Sheffield Jr. (R)
1910Zenas W. Bliss (R)J. Fred Parker (R)29R, 6D, 3Cit64R, 6D, 2Cit
191125R, 13D62R, 38D Henry F. Lippitt (R) George F. O'Shaunessy (D) George H. Utter (R)
1912Herbert A. Rice (R)33R, 5D71R, 28D, 1Soc Wilson/
Marshall (D)Green check.svg
1913Roswell Burchard (R)28R, 10D54R, 45D, 1Prog2D, 1R
1914 LeBaron B. Colt (R)
1915 Robert Livingston Beeckman (R) Emery J. San Souci (R)35R, 3D, 1I70R, 29D, 1Prog2R, 1D
1916 Hughes/
Fairbanks (R)Red x.svg
191725R, 13D, 1I65R, 34D, 1Pg Peter G. Gerry (D)
1918
1919Richard W. Jennings (R)31R, 8D67R, 33D3R
1920 Harding/
Coolidge (R)Green check.svg
1921 Emery J. San Souci (R)Harold Gross (R)32R, 6D, 1Cit75R, 23D, 1I, 1?
1922
1923 William S. Flynn (D)Felix Toupin (D)Herbert L. Carpenter (D)Adolphus C. Knowles (R)20R, 16D, 3I50R, 48D, 2DI2R, 1D
1924Ernest L. Sprague (R) Jesse H. Metcalf (R) Coolidge/
Dawes (R)Green check.svg
1925 Aram J. Pothier (R) [lower-alpha 1] Nathaniel W. Smith (R)Charles P. Sisson (R) [lower-alpha 12] Richard W. Jennings (R)33R, 6D67R, 33D
1926
1927 Norman S. Case (R) [lower-alpha 11] George C. Clark (R)34R, 5D75R, 25D3R
1928 Norman S. Case (R) [lower-alpha 11] vacant Smith/
Robinson (D)Red x.svg
1929James G. Connelly (R)Oscar L. Heltzen (R) [lower-alpha 13] 29R, 10D61R, 39D Felix Hebert (R)2R, 1D
1930
1931Benjamin M. McLyman (R)31R, 11D62R, 38D
1932 Roosevelt/
Garner (D)Green check.svg
1933 Theodore F. Green (D) Robert E. Quinn (D) Louis W. Cappelli (D) John Patrick Hartigan (D)Antonio Prince (D) [lower-alpha 14] 27R, 15D51R, 49D Francis Condon (D) John Matthew O'Connell (D)
1934
193522D, 20R57D, 43R Peter G. Gerry (D) Charles Risk (R)
1936Percival de St. Aubin (R)
1937 Robert E. Quinn (D) Raymond E. Jordan (D)Henri A. Roberge (D)27R, 15D54D, 46R Theodore F. Green (D) Aime Forand (D)
1938
1939 William Vanderbilt (R) James O. McManus (R)J. Hector Paquin (R)Louis V. Jackvony (R) Thomas P. Hazard (R)34R, 10D61R, 39D Charles Risk (R) Harry Sandager (R)
1940 Roosevelt/
Wallace (D)Green check.svg
1941 J. Howard McGrath (D) [lower-alpha 15] Louis W. Cappelli (D)Armand H. Cote (D)John H. Nolan (D)Russell H. Handy (D)25R, 19D59D, 41R Aime Forand (D) John E. Fogarty (D)
1942
194326R, 18D58D, 42R
1944 Roosevelt/
Truman (D)Green check.svg
1945 John Pastore (D)24R, 20D67D, 33R
1946 John Pastore (D) [lower-alpha 11] [lower-alpha 16] vacant
1947 John S. McKiernan (D)28R, 16D56D, 44R J. Howard McGrath (D)
1948 Truman/
Barkley (D)Green check.svg
1949William E. Powers (D)Raymond Hawksley (D)22R, 22D64D, 36R Edward L. Leahy (D)
1950
John S. McKiernan (D)
1951 Dennis J. Roberts (D)23R, 21D67D, 33R John Pastore (D)
1952 Eisenhower/
Nixon (R)Green check.svg
195326R, 18D58D, 42R
1954
195522R, 22D67D, 33R
1956
1957 Armand H. Cote (D) John A. Notte Jr. (D)25R, 19D64D, 36R
1958
1959 Christopher Del Sesto (R) John A. Notte Jr. (D)August P. LaFrance (D)J. Joseph Nugent (D)23D, 21R71D, 29R
1960 Kennedy/
Johnson (D)Green check.svg
1961 John A. Notte Jr. (D) Edward P. Gallogly (D)28D, 16R80D, 20R Claiborne Pell (D) Fernand St Germain (D)
1962
1963 John Chafee (R)27D, 19R74D, 26R
1964 Johnson/
Humphrey (D)Green check.svg
1965 Giovanni Folcarelli (D)30D, 15R, 1I76D, 24R
1966
1967 Joseph O'Donnell Jr. (R) Herbert F. DeSimone (R)35D, 15R67D, 33R Robert Tiernan (D)
1968 Humphrey/
Muskie (D)Red x.svg
1969 Frank Licht (D) J. Joseph Garrahy (D)37D, 13R76D, 24R
1970
1971Richard J. Israel (R)41D, 9R75D, 24R, 1I
1972 Nixon/
Agnew (R)Green check.svg
1973 Philip Noel (D)Robert F. Burns (D)37D, 13R75D, 25R
1974
1975 Julius C. Michaelson (D)46D, 4R86D, 14R Edward Beard (D)
1976 Carter/
Mondale (D)Green check.svg
1977 J. Joseph Garrahy (D) Thomas R. DiLuglio (D)Anthony J. Solomon (D)45D, 5R83D, 17R John Chafee (R)
1978
1979Dennis J. Roberts II (D)84D, 16R
1980 Carter/
Mondale (D)Red x.svg
198143D, 7R82D, 18R Claudine Schneider (R)
1982
1983 Susan Farmer (R)86D, 14R
198429D, 21R [lower-alpha 17] Reagan/
Bush (R)Green check.svg
1985 Edward D. DiPrete (R) Richard A. Licht (D) Arlene Violet (R) Roger N. Begin (D)36D, 14R76D, 23R, 1I
1986
1987 Kathleen S. Connell (D)James E. O'Neil (D)38D, 12R80D, 20R
1988 Dukakis/
Bentsen (D)Red x.svg
1989 Roger N. Begin (D)Anthony J. Solomon (D)41D, 9R86D, 14R Ronald Machtley (R)
1990
1991 Bruce Sundlun (D)45D, 5R89D, 11R Jack Reed (D)
1992 Clinton/
Gore (D)Green check.svg
1993 Robert Weygand (D) Barbara Leonard (R) Jeffrey B. Pine (R) Nancy Mayer (R)39D, 11R85D, 15R
1994
1995 Lincoln Almond (R) James Langevin (D)40D, 10R84D, 16R Patrick J. Kennedy (D)
1996
1997 Bernard Jackvony (R)41D, 9R Jack Reed (D) Robert Weygand (D)
1998
1999 Charles Fogarty (D) Sheldon Whitehouse (D)Paul J. Tavares (D)42D, 8R86D, 13R, 1I
2000 Lincoln Chafee (R) [lower-alpha 18] Gore/
Lieberman (D)Red x.svg
2001Ed Inman (I)44D, 6R85D, 15R James Langevin (D)
2002
2003 Donald Carcieri (R) Matt Brown (D) Patrick Lynch (D)32D, 6R63D, 11R, 1I
2004 Kerry/
Edwards (D)Red x.svg
200533D, 5R59D, 16R
2006
2007 Elizabeth H. Roberts (D) Ralph Mollis (D) Frank T. Caprio (D)60D, 15R Sheldon Whitehouse (D)
2008 Obama/
Biden (D)Green check.svg
200933D, 4R, 1I69D, 6R
2010
2011 Lincoln Chafee (I) Peter Kilmartin (D) Gina Raimondo (D)29D, 8R, 1I65D, 10R David Cicilline (D)
201265D, 9R, 1L [lower-alpha 19]
201332D, 5R, 1I69D, 6R
Lincoln Chafee (D)
2014
2015 Gina Raimondo (D) Dan McKee (D) Nellie Gorbea (D) Seth Magaziner (D)63D, 11R, 1I
201662D, 12R, 1I [lower-alpha 20] Clinton/
Kaine (D)Red x.svg
201733D, 5R64D, 11R [lower-alpha 21]
2018
2019 Peter Neronha (D)66D, 9R
2020 Biden/
Harris (D)Green check.svg
202165D, 10R
Dan McKee (D) [lower-alpha 11] Sabina Matos (D) [lower-alpha 13]
2022
2023 Gregg Amore (D) James Diossa (D)65D, 9R, 1I Seth Magaziner (D)
2024 Gabe Amo (D)[ to be determined ]
Year Governor Lieutenant
Governor
Secretary
of State
Attorney
General
Treasurer State Senate State House U.S. Senator
(Class I)
U.S. Senator
(Class II)
U.S. House
(District 1)
U.S. House
(District 2)
Electoral
votes
Executive offices State Legislature United States Congress
Key to party colors and abbreviations for members of the U.S. Congress and other politicians or officials
Alaskan Independence (AKIP)
American (Know Nothing) (KN)
American Labor (AL)
Anti-Jacksonian (Anti-J)
National Republican (NR)
Anti-Administration (AA)
Anti-Masonic (Anti-M)
Conservative (Con)
Democratic (D)
Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL)
Dixiecrat (Dix),
States' Rights (SR)
Democratic-Republican (DR)
Farmer–Labor (FL)
Federalist (F)
Pro-Administration (PA)
Free Soil (FS)
Fusion (Fus)
Greenback (GB)
Independence (IPM)
Independent Democrat (ID)
Independent Republican (IR)
Jacksonian (J)
Liberal (Lib)
Libertarian (L)
National Union (NU)
Nonpartisan League (NPL)
Democratic–Nonpartisan
League (D-NPL)
Nullifier (N)
Opposition Northern (O)
Opposition Southern (O)
Populist (Pop)
Progressive (Prog)
Prohibition (Proh)
Readjuster (Rea)
Republican (R)
Silver (Sv)
Silver Republican (SvR)
Socialist (Soc)
Unionist (U)
Unconditional Unionist (UU)
Vermont Progressive (VP)
Whig (W)
Independent (I)
Nonpartisan (NP)
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Died in office.
  2. 1 2 3 Officially under the Union Party banner. [1]
  3. A Democratic-Republican, Elisha Mathewson, was elected Speaker.
  4. A coalition of Democrats, Anti-Masons, and some Whigs, led by Anti-Mason William Sprague III, gained control of the House in the August elections, and held them through 1834. [2]
  5. Extralegal, as part of the Dorr Rebellion. Term was concurrent with latter part of that of Samuel Ward King.
  6. The Law and Order Party maintained their majority in the August elections.
  7. The Constitution of 1843 established annual House elections in April, eliminating the elections previously held in August.
  8. 1 2 The Democrats in the 1846 election ran as the Liberation Party, which supported amnesty for those convicted for participating in the Dorr Rebellion.
  9. Resigned on July 20, 1853, to become a U.S. Senator, and replaced by Lt. Gov. Dimond until the end of the term.
  10. 1 2 An Amendment to the Rhode Island Constitution moved elections from April to November, so the Legislature elected in April 1900 served what became essentially a two-year term.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 Assumed office following death or resignation of predecessor.
  12. Resigned.
  13. 1 2 Initially appointed to fill a vacancy.
  14. Resigned May 22, 1936, to become Postmaster of Woonsocket, Rhode Island.
  15. Resigned to become U.S. Solicitor General.
  16. Resigned on Dec. 18, 1950, to become a U.S. Senator.
  17. Due to legal issues with reapportionment, the state senate election was delayed until June 21, 1983.
  18. Initially appointed to fill vacancy; later elected in his own right.
  19. Daniel P. Gordon of House District 71 switched his affiliation from Republican to Libertarian on September 22, 2011.
  20. Rep. Karen MacBeth switched parties from Democratic to Republican. [3]
  21. Rep. Blake Filippi switched parties from Independent to Republican before the start of session. [4]

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The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Connecticut:

The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Delaware:

The following tables indicate party affiliation in the U.S. state of Florida for the individual elected offices of:

The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Kansas:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Political party strength in Kentucky</span> Strength of the various political parties in the US state of Kentucky

The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Kentucky:

The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Maryland:

The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Minnesota:

The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Mississippi:

The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Nebraska :

The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of North Dakota:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Political party strength in Oklahoma</span>

The following tables indicate the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Oklahoma:

The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Oregon:

The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Texas:

The following table indicates party affiliation in the Commonwealth of Virginia for the individual offices of:

The following tables indicate the historic party affiliation of elected officials in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, including: Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, State Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction. The tables also indicate the historical party composition in the State Senate, State Assembly, the State delegation to the United States Senate, and the State delegation to the United States House of Representatives. For years in which a United States presidential election was held, the tables indicate which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.

References

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  2. "The Builder Magazine - December 1926". www.phoenixmasonry.org. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  3. "Cumberland State Rep. Karen MacBeth Is Becoming a Republican". thepublicsradio.org. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  4. Anderson, Patrick. "Political Scene: R.I. treasurer plans no rash moves on investments in Trump era". providencejournal.com. Retrieved 2021-06-25.

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