2024 Rhode Island House of Representatives election

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2024 Rhode Island House of Representatives election
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All 75 seats in the Rhode Island House of Representatives
38 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
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Leader Joe Shekarchi Michael Chippendale Jon D. Brien
Party Democratic Republican Independent
Leader sinceJanuary 5, 2021June 23, 2022January 3, 2023
Leader's seat23rd40th49th
Seats before6591
Seats after64101
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1Steady2.svg
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Results:
     Democratic gain     Republican gain
     Democratic hold     Republican hold     Independent hold
Speaker before election

Joe Shekarchi
Democratic

Elected Speaker

TBD

The 2024 Rhode Island House of Representatives elections took place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, with the primary election held on Tuesday, September 10, 2024. [1] Rhode Island voters elected state representatives in all 75 seats of the House to serve two-year terms. [2]

Contents

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 Senate. [3]

Following the previous election in 2022, Democrats held a 65-seat supermajority over the nine Republicans and the one Independent in the chamber. Republicans would have to net 29 seats to flip control of the House. [3]

Retirements

Five incumbents did not seek re-election.

Democrats

  1. District 21: Camille Vella-Wilkinson is retiring. [4]
  2. District 64: Brianna Henries is retiring. [5]

Republicans

  1. District 15: Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung is retiring to run for Mayor of Cranston. [6]
  2. District 26: Patricia Morgan is retiring to run for U.S. Senate. [7]
  3. District 53: Brian Rea is retiring. [8]

Incumbents defeated

In primary election

One incumbent representative, a Democrat, was defeated in the September 10 primary election.

Democrats

  1. District 42: Edward Cardillo lost renomination to Kelsey Coletta. [9]

Summary of results by House of Representatives district

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

House District Incumbent PartyElected RepresentativeParty
1 Edith Ajello Dem
2 Christopher Blazejewski Dem
3 Nathan Biah Dem
4 Rebecca Kislak Dem
5 Anthony DeSimone Dem
6 Raymond Hull Dem
7 David Morales Dem
8 John J. Lombardi Dem
9 Enrique Sanchez Dem
10 Scott A. Slater Dem
11 Grace Diaz Dem
12 Jose Batista Dem
13 Ramon Perez Dem
14 Charlene Lima Dem
15 Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung Rep
16 Brandon Potter Dem
17 Jacquelyn Baginski Dem
18 Arthur Handy Dem
19 Joseph McNamara Dem
20 David Bennett Dem
21 Camille Vella-Wilkinson Dem
22 Joseph J. Solomon Jr. Dem
23 Joe Shekarchi Dem
24 Evan Shanley Dem
25 Thomas Noret Dem
26 Patricia Morgan Rep
27 Patricia Serpa Dem
28 George Nardone Rep
29 Sherry Roberts Rep
30 Justine Caldwell Dem
31 Julie Casimiro Dem
32 Robert Craven Dem
33 Carol McEntee Dem
34 Teresa Tanzi Dem
35 Kathleen A. Fogarty Dem
36 Tina Spears Dem
37 Samuel Azzinaro Dem
38 Brian Patrick Kennedy Dem
39 Megan Cotter Dem
40 Michael Chippendale Rep
41 Robert Quattrocchi Rep
42 Edward Cardillo Dem
43 Deborah Fellela Dem
44 Gregory Costantino Dem
45 Mia Ackerman Dem
46 Mary Ann Shallcross Smith Dem
47 David Place Rep
48 Brian Newberry Rep
49 Jon D. Brien Ind
50 Stephen Casey Dem
51 Robert Phillips Dem
52 Alex Marszalkowski Dem
53 Brian Rea Rep
54 William O'Brien Dem
55 Arthur “Doc” Corvese Dem
56 Joshua Giraldo Dem
57 Brandon Voas Dem
58 Cherie Cruz Dem
59 Jennifer Stewart Dem
60 Karen Alzate Dem
61 Leonela Felix Dem
62 Mary Messier Dem
63 Katherine Kazarian Dem
64 Brianna Henries Dem
65 Matthew Dawson Dem
66 Jennifer Boylan Dem
67 Jason Knight Dem
68 June Speakman Dem
69 Susan R. Donovan Dem
70 John Edwards Dem
71 Michelle McGaw Dem
72 Terri-Denise Cortvriend Dem
73 Marvin Abney Dem
74 Alex Finkelman Dem
75 Lauren H. Carson Dem

Detailed Results by House of Representatives 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 39 • District 40 • District 41 • District 42 • District 43 • District 44 • District 45 • District 46 • District 47 • District 48 • District 49 • District 50 • District 51 • District 52 • District 53 • District 54 • District 55 • District 56 • District 57 • District 58 • District 59 • District 60 • District 61 • District 62 • District 63 • District 64 • District 65 • District 66 • District 67 • District 68 • District 69 • District 70 • District 71 • District 72 • District 73 • District 74 • District 75

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    2. ↑ "State House". Rhode Island General Assembly . Retrieved June 14, 2024.
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