Donald Louis Carcieri is an American politician and corporate executive who served as the 73rd Governor of Rhode Island from January 2003 to January 2011. Carcieri has worked as a manufacturing company executive,aid relief worker,bank executive,and teacher. As of 2022,he is the last Republican to have served as Governor of Rhode Island.
The State of Rhode Island General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. A bicameral body,it is composed of the lower Rhode Island House of Representatives with 75 representatives,and the upper Rhode Island Senate with 38 senators. Members are elected in the general election immediately preceding the beginning of the term or in special elections called to fill vacancies. There are no term limits for either chamber. The last General Assembly election took place on November 3,2020.
The governor of Puerto Rico is the head of government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,and commander-in-chief of the Puerto Rico National Guard.
The South Carolina General Assembly,also called the South Carolina Legislature,is the state legislature of the U.S. state of South Carolina. The legislature is bicameral and consists of the lower South Carolina House of Representatives and the upper South Carolina Senate. All together,the General Assembly consists of 170 members. The legislature convenes at the State House in Columbia.
General elections were held in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) on Saturday,5 November 2005,electing the governor and Legislature. There was also a referendum on calling a Constitutional Convention,which was approved by voters. The gubernatorial election was the closest in the commonwealth's history,and resulted in the election of Benigno Fitial,narrowly defeating independent Heinz Hofschneider by 84 votes and incumbent Republican Governor Juan N. Babauta by an additional 98 votes.
Nathan Fellows Dixon was an attorney and bank president from Westerly,Rhode Island. The son of Nathan F. Dixon and father of Nathan F. Dixon III,he was best known for his service as a United States representative from Rhode Island from 1849 to 1851,and again from 1863 to 1871.
Elections in Vermont are authorized under Chapter II of the Vermont State Constitution,articles 43–49,which establishes elections for the state level officers,cabinet,and legislature. Articles 50–53 establish the election of county-level officers.
Since the Great Depression,Rhode Island politics have been dominated by the Rhode Island Democratic Party,and the state is considered part of the Democrats' "Blue Wall." Democrats have won all but four presidential elections since 1928,with the exceptions being 1952,1956,1972,and 1984. The Rhode Island Republican Party,although virtually non-existent in the Rhode Island General Assembly,has remained competitive in gubernatorial elections,having won one as recently as 2006. Until 2014,Democrats did not win a gubernatorial election in the state since 1992,and it was not until 2018 that they won one by double digits. The Rhode Island General Assembly has continuously been under Democratic control since 1959.
The 1844–45 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states,coinciding with James K. Polk's election. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913,senators were chosen by state legislatures. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1844 and 1845,and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock. In these elections,terms were up for the senators in Class 1.
The 1840–41 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913,senators were chosen by state legislatures. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1840 and 1841,and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock. In these elections,terms were up for the senators in Class 2.
The 2014 United States elections were held on Tuesday,November 4,2014,in the middle of Democratic President Barack Obama's second term. Republicans retained control of the House of Representatives and won control of the Senate.
Seth Michael Magaziner is an American investment professional and politician who is the U.S. representative for Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district. He served as the 31st General Treasurer of Rhode Island from 2015 until 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,Magaziner won the November 2022 election to succeed retiring representative James Langevin.
The 2018 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on November 6,2018,to elect the Governor of Rhode Island,concurrently with the election of Rhode Island's Class I U.S. Senate seat,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states,elections to the United States House of Representatives,and various state and local elections.
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1892,in 32 states,concurrent with the House,Senate elections and presidential election,on November 8,1892.
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1890,in 27 states,concurrent with the House and Senate elections,on November 4,1890.
United States gubernatorial elections were held on Tuesday November 6,in 26 states,concurrent with the House,Senate elections and presidential election,on November 6,1888.
The 1839 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 17,1839.
The 1810 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on April 9,1810.
Kathleen A. Fogarty is an American politician currently serving as a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives,representing the 35th House District since 2015.
