1992 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

1992 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

←  1990 November 3, 1992 1994  →

Nominee Bruce Sundlun Elizabeth A. Leonard Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 261,484 145,590 Percentage 61.6% 34.3%

County results Municipality results Sundlun:      50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election Bruce Sundlun Democratic Elected Governor Bruce Sundlun Democratic

The 1992 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1992. Incumbent Democrat Bruce Sundlun defeated Republican nominee Elizabeth A. Leonard with 61.55% of the vote.

A Democrat would not be elected Governor of Rhode Island again until Gina Raimondo did so in 2014.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 15, 1992. ^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Bruce Sundlun, incumbent governor
• Francis X. Flaherty, former mayor of Warwick

Results

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bruce Sundlun (incumbent)	78,735	52.23
	Democratic	Francis X. Flaherty	72,011	47.77
Total votes			150,746	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

• Elizabeth A. Leonard, IT professional, and insurance executive
• J. Michael Levesque, Mayor of West Warwick

Results

Republican primary results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Elizabeth A. Leonard	7,534	52.10
	Republican	J. Michael Levesque	6,926	47.90
Total votes			14,460	100.00

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Bruce Sundlun, Democratic
• Elizabeth A. Leonard, Republican

Other candidates

• Joseph F. Devine, Reform
• Jack D. Potter, Populist
• John J. Staradumsky, Independent

Results

1992 Rhode Island gubernatorial election ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bruce Sundlun (incumbent)	261,484	61.55%
	Republican	Elizabeth A. Leonard	145,590	34.27%
	Independent	Joseph F. Devine	14,511	3.42%
	Populist	Jack D. Potter	1,698	0.40%
	Independent	John J. Staradumsky	1,535	0.36%
Total votes			424,818	100.00%
	Democratic hold

By county

	Bruce Sundlun Democratic		Betty Leonard Republican		All Others
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
Bristol	14,223	61.2%	8,410	36.2%	597	2.5%
Kent	47,746	60.8%	27,145	34.6%	3,675	4.6%
Newport	22,886	64.0%	12,015	33.6%	881	2.5%
Providence	145,250	61.2%	81,276	34.2%	10,923	4.6%
Washington	31,379	63.0%	16,744	33.6%	1,668	3.4%

References

1. "Vote for Congress and State Offices - Democratic Primary". Elections.ri.gov. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
2. "Vote for Congress and State Offices - Republican Primary". Elections.ri.gov. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
3. "Vote for Governor by County". Elections.ri.gov. Retrieved October 4, 2018.