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The 2020 Rhode Island Senate elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Rhode Island voters elected all 38 state senators. State senators serve two-year terms in the Rhode Island Senate. A primary election on September 8, 2020 determined which candidates appear on the November 3 general election ballot. All the members elected will serve in the Rhode Island General Assembly.
Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | ||||||||
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Before | After | +/– | ||||||||||
Democratic | 36 | 312,363 | 69.89 | 33 | 33 | |||||||
Republican | 16 | 114,005 | 25.51 | 5 | 5 | |||||||
Independent | 5 | 10,085 | 2.26 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Green | 1 | 781 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Write-in | — | 9,688 | 2.17 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Total | 446,922 | 100.00 | 38 | 38 | ||||||||
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Sources [1]
Four incumbent senators (all Democrats) are not seeking reelection in 2020:
Four incumbent senators (all Democrats) sought reelection but were defeated in the September 8 primary. The defeated were all beaten by progressive challengers who saw the incumbents as too conservative for the Democratic party. [5]
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report [6] | Safe D | October 21, 2020 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Maryellen Goodwin (incumbent) | 1,601 | 79.3 | |
Democratic | Evan A. Lemoine | 419 | 20.7 | |
Total votes | 2,020 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Maryellen Goodwin (incumbent) | 7,491 | 96.9 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 236 | 3.1 | |
Total votes | 7,727 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ana Quezada (incumbent) | 6,222 | 97.3 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 170 | 2.7 | |
Total votes | 6,392 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gayle Goldin (incumbent) | 10,850 | 97.1 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 328 | 2.9 | |
Total votes | 11,178 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dominick J. Ruggerio (incumbent) | 1,974 | 54.7 | |
Democratic | Leonardo Cioe Jr. | 1,633 | 45.3 | |
Total votes | 3,607 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Dominick J. Ruggerio (incumbent) | 9,590 | 94.0 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 611 | 6.0 | |
Total votes | 10,201 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sam Bell (incumbent) | 2,139 | 72.5 | |
Democratic | Jo-Ann Ryan | 812 | 27.5 | |
Total votes | 2,951 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Sam Bell (incumbent) | 7,656 | 96.8 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 257 | 3.2 | |
Total votes | 7,913 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Tiara Mack | 1,506 | 59.8 | |
Democratic | Harold Metts (incumbent) | 1,011 | 40.2 | |
Total votes | 2,607 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Tiara Mack | 6,722 | 88.8 | |
Green | Kevin Gilligan | 781 | 10.3 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 71 | 0.9 | |
Total votes | 7,574 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Frank Ciccone (incumbent) | 6,877 | 96.5 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 251 | 3.5 | |
Total votes | 7,128 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sandra Cano (incumbent) | 6,606 | 71.4 | |
Republican | Richard Karsulavitch | 2,610 | 28.2 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 31 | 0.3 | |
Total votes | 9,247 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Burke | 1,106 | 50.9 | |
Democratic | Geoffrey Rousselle | 1,066 | 49.1 | |
Total votes | 2,172 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Burke | 7,367 | 58.5 | |
Republican | Jeffery Kozlin | 5,200 | 41.3 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 26 | 0.2 | |
Total votes | 12,593 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Walter Felag (incumbent) | 9,245 | 64.1 | |
Republican | Mark Smiley | 5,145 | 35.7 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 22 | 0.2 | |
Total votes | 14,412 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | James Seveney (incumbent) | 10,927 | 96.2 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 430 | 3.8 | |
Total votes | 11,357 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Louis DiPalma (incumbent) | 11,686 | 97.1 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 351 | 2.9 | |
Total votes | 12,037 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Dawn Euer (incumbent) | 10,103 | 96.8 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 329 | 3.2 | |
Total votes | 10,432 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Valerie Lawson (incumbent) | 8,062 | 72.3 | |
Independent | Major Pettaway | 3,017 | 27.1 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 68 | 0.6 | |
Total votes | 11,147 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Meghan Kallman | 1,662 | 60.9 | |
Democratic | Herbert Weiss | 635 | 23.3 | |
Democratic | Robert Morris Jr. | 431 | 15.8 | |
Total votes | 2,728 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Meghan Kallman | 7,812 | 96.8 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 260 | 3.2 | |
Total votes | 8,072 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jonathon Acosta | 973 | 50.5 | |
Democratic | Elizabeth Crowley (incumbent) | 768 | 39.8 | |
Democratic | Leslie Estrada | 187 | 9.7 | |
Total votes | 1,928 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jonathon Acosta | 4,838 | 95.3 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 238 | 4.7 | |
Total votes | 5,076 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Thomas Paolino (incumbent) | 9,456 | 59.1 | |
Democratic | John Douglas Barr II | 6,510 | 40.7 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 26 | 0.2 | |
Total votes | 15,992 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Cynthia Mendes | 1,727 | 61.6 | |
Democratic | William Conley Jr. (incumbent) | 1,078 | 38.4 | |
Total votes | 2,805 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Cynthia Mendes | 10,013 | 94.8 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 545 | 5.2 | |
Total votes | 10,558 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Ryan W. Pearson (incumbent) | 11,338 | 95.3 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 556 | 4.7 | |
Total votes | 11,894 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Roger Picard (incumbent) | 8,989 | 96.6 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 315 | 3.4 | |
Total votes | 9,304 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Gordon Rogers (incumbent) | 12,314 | 95.2 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 615 | 4.8 | |
Total votes | 12,929 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Stephen Archambault (incumbent) | 1,342 | 59.1 | |
Democratic | Melanie DuPont | 927 | 40.9 | |
Total votes | 2,269 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Stephen Archambault (incumbent) | 7,282 | 50.2 | |
Republican | Paul Santucci | 6,053 | 42.1 | |
Independent | Stephen Tocco | 1,004 | 7.0 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 35 | 0.2 | |
Total votes | 14,374 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jessica de la Cruz (incumbent) | 10,361 | 66.5 | |
Democratic | Paul Roselli | 5,131 | 32.9 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 84 | 6.0 | |
Total votes | 15,576 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Melissa Murray (incumbent) | 6,771 | 95.4 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 323 | 4.6 | |
Total votes | 7,094 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Frank Lombardo (incumbent) | 10,829 | 95.8 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 473 | 4.2 | |
Total votes | 11,302 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Frank Lombardi (incumbent) | 8,074 | 61.1 | |
Republican | Anthony Fagundes Sr. | 5,090 | 38.5 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 41 | 0.3 | |
Total votes | 13,205 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Hanna Gallo (incumbent) | 8,079 | 54.7 | |
Republican | Pat Cortellessa | 5,865 | 39.7 | |
Independent | Jonathan Keith | 813 | 5.5 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 16 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 14,773 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Joshua Miller (incumbent) | 8,259 | 70.0 | |
Independent | Robert Schattle | 3,472 | 29.4 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 62 | 0.5 | |
Total votes | 11,793 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Michael McCaffrey (incumbent) | 1,952 | 58.2 | |
Democratic | Jennifer Rourke | 1,403 | 41.8 | |
Total votes | 3,355 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Michael McCaffrey (incumbent) | 9,751 | 65.5 | |
Republican | Jean Trafford | 5,044 | 33.9 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 83 | 0.6 | |
Total votes | 14,878 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jeanine Calkin | 1,509 | 55.4 | |
Democratic | Mark McKenney (incumbent) | 1,217 | 44.6 | |
Total votes | 2,726 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jeanine Calkin | 10,611 | 92.4 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 872 | 7.6 | |
Total votes | 11,483 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Kendra Anderson | 1,016 | 30.9 | |
Democratic | Steve Merolla | 852 | 25.9 | |
Democratic | Brian Dunckley | 771 | 23.4 | |
Democratic | Michael Mita | 653 | 19.8 | |
Total votes | 3,292 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Scott Zambarano | 389 | 80.7 | |
Republican | John Silvaggio | 93 | 19.3 | |
Total votes | 482 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Kendra Anderson | 8,221 | 54.4 | |
Republican | Scott Zambarano | 6,871 | 45.5 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 23 | 0.2 | |
Total votes | 15,115 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Cynthia Armour Coyne (incumbent) | 13,122 | 95.7 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 584 | 4.3 | |
Total votes | 13,706 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Leonidas Raptakis (incumbent) | 11,610 | 94.0 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 735 | 6.0 | |
Total votes | 12,345 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Elaine J. Morgan (incumbent) | 8,967 | 54.0 | |
Democratic | Jennifer Douglas | 7,618 | 45.9 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 13 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 16,598 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Bridget Valverde (incumbent) | 9,363 | 55.5 | |
Republican | Charles Callanan | 7,479 | 44.3 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 23 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 16,865 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Alana DiMario | 2,499 | 75.2 | |
Democratic | Steve Merolla | 824 | 24.8 | |
Total votes | 3,323 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Alana DiMario | 8,609 | 50.1 | |
Republican | Doreen Costa | 6,770 | 39.4 | |
Independent | Matthew Mannix | 1,779 | 10.4 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 23 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 17,181 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | V. Susan Sosnowski (incumbent) | 10,129 | 69.2 | |
Republican | David Tacey | 4,453 | 30.4 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 51 | 0.3 | |
Total votes | 14,633 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dennis Algiere (incumbent) | 12,327 | 96.0 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 511 | 4.0 | |
Total votes | 12,838 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
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