2022 Rhode Island Senate election explained

Election Name:	2022 Rhode Island Senate election
Country:	Rhode Island
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2020 Rhode Island Senate election
Previous Year:	2020
Next Election:	2024 Rhode Island Senate election
Next Year:	2024
Seats For Election:	All 38 seats in the Rhode Island Senate
Majority Seats:	20
Image1:	3x4.svg
Leader1:	Michael McCaffrey (retired)
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Leader Since1:	March 23, 2017
Leaders Seat1:	29th
Seats Before1:	33
Seats After1:	33
Leader2:	Jessica de la Cruz
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Leader Since2:	August 2, 2022
Leaders Seat2:	23rd
Seats Before2:	5
Seats After2:	5
President
Before Election:	Dominick J. Ruggerio
Before Party:	Democratic
After Election:	Dominick J. Ruggerio
After Party:	Democratic

The 2022 Rhode Island State Senate elections took place on November 8, 2022.^[1] Primary elections were held on September 13, 2022.^[2] Rhode Island voters elected state senators in all 38 seats of the Senate. State senators serve two-year terms in the Rhode Island Senate.^[3]

The election coincided with United States national elections and Rhode Island state elections, including U.S. House, Governor, and Rhode Island House.^{[4] [5]} Since the previous election in 2020, Democrats held a 33-to-5-seat supermajority over Republicans. Democrats maintained the same supermajority in 2022, winning 33 seats.^[6]

These were the first elections in Rhode Island following the 2020 United States redistricting cycle, which resulted in redrawn legislative district boundaries.^[7]

2021 Special Election: District 3

Special Election Sources:^{[8] [9] [10] [11] [12]}

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Summary of results by State Senate district

Italics denote an open seat held by the incumbent party; bold text denotes a gain for a party.^{[14] [15] [16]}

Senate district	Incumbent	Party		Elected Senator	Party
1	Maryellen Goodwin		Dem	Maryellen Goodwin		Dem
2	Ana Quezada		Dem	Ana Quezada		Dem
3	Sam Zurier		Dem	Sam Zurier		Dem
4	Dominick J. Ruggerio		Dem	Dominick J. Ruggerio		Dem
5	Sam Bell		Dem	Sam Bell		Dem
6	Tiara Mack		Dem	Tiara Mack		Dem
7	Frank Ciccone		Dem	Frank Ciccone		Dem
8	Sandra Cano		Dem	Sandra Cano		Dem
9	John Burke		Dem	John Burke		Dem
10	Walter Felag		Dem	Walter Felag		Dem
11	James Seveney		Dem	Linda Ujifusa		Dem
12	Louis DiPalma		Dem	Louis DiPalma		Dem
13	Dawn Euer		Dem	Dawn Euer		Dem
14	Valarie Lawson		Dem	Valarie Lawson		Dem
15	Meghan Kallman		Dem	Meghan Kallman		Dem
16	Jonathon Acosta		Dem	Jonathon Acosta		Dem
17	Thomas Paolino		Rep	Thomas Paolino		Rep
18	Cynthia Mendes		Dem	Robert Britto		Dem
19	Ryan W. Pearson		Dem	Ryan W. Pearson		Dem
20	Roger Picard		Dem	Roger Picard		Dem
21	Gordon Rogers		Rep	Gordon Rogers		Rep
22	Stephen Archambault		Dem	David Tikoian		Dem
23	Jessica de la Cruz		Rep	Jessica de la Cruz		Rep
24	Melissa Murray		Dem	Melissa Murray		Dem
25	Frank Lombardo		Dem	Frank Lombardo		Dem
26	Frank Lombardi		Dem	Frank Lombardi		Dem
27	Hanna Gallo		Dem	Hanna Gallo		Dem
28	Joshua Miller		Dem	Joshua Miller		Dem
29	Michael McCaffrey		Dem	Anthony DeLuca II		Rep
30	Jeanine Calkin		Dem	Mark McKenney		Dem
31	Kendra Anderson		Dem	Matthew LaMountain		Dem
32	Cynthia Armour Coyne		Dem	Pamela J. Lauria		Dem
33	Leonidas Raptakis		Dem	Leonidas Raptakis		Dem
34	Elaine J. Morgan		Rep	Elaine J. Morgan		Rep
35	Bridget Valverde		Dem	Bridget Valverde		Dem
36	Alana DiMario		Dem	Alana DiMario		Dem
37	V. Susan Sosnowski		Dem	V. Susan Sosnowski		Dem
38	Dennis Algiere		Rep	Victoria Gu		Dem

Sources for election results:^{[17] [18] [19]}

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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 1

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District 2

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District 3

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District 4

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District 5

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District 6

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District 7

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District 8

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District 9

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District 10

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District 11

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District 12

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District 13

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District 14

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District 15

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District 16

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District 17

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District 18

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District 19

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District 20

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District 21

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District 22

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District 23

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District 24

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District 25

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District 26

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District 27

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District 28

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District 29

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District 30

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District 31

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District 32

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District 33

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District 34

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District 35

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District 36

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District 37

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District 38

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See also

• 2022 United States elections
• 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island
• 2022 Rhode Island elections
• 2022 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
• 2022 Rhode Island House of Representatives election
• Rhode Island General Assembly

External links

• State Legislature
• Election at Ballotpedia
  • • Web site: League of Women Voters of Rhode Island . (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2022. Ballotpedia. June 14, 2024.
2. Web site: 2022 State Primary Election Dates and Filing Deadlines. June 2, 2024 . . en-US.
3. Web site: State Senate. June 14, 2024 . . en-US.
4. Web site: 2022 Statewide Primary. June 14, 2024 . Rhode Island Board of Elections . en-US.
5. Web site: 2022 General Election. June 14, 2024 . Rhode Island Board of Elections . en-US.
6. Web site: Lavin. Nancy. May 10, 2024 . A small subset in the General Assembly, Rhode Island mom lawmakers shoulder big demands. June 14, 2024 . Rhode Island Current. en.
7. Web site: Redistricting maps: General Assembly approves new Rhode Island political boundaries. June 14, 2024 . . en-US.
8. Web site: State of Rhode Island Special Election October 5, 2021 Democratic Primary. June 14, 2024 . Rhode Island Board of Elections. en-US.
9. News: Russo. Amy. Sam Zurier tops 4 other candidates in Providence state Senate primary. The Providence Journal. October 5, 2021. June 14, 2024.
10. Web site: Special Election State of Rhode Island November 2, 2021 General Election. June 14, 2024 . Rhode Island Board of Elections. en-US.
11. News: Yin. Victoria. Sam Zurier wins District 3 State Senate election. The Brown Daily Herald. November 3, 2021. June 14, 2024.
12. Web site: Rhode Island state legislative special elections, 2021. June 14, 2024 . Ballotpedia. en-US.
13. Web site: Jacobson. Louis. The Battle for State Legislatures. May 19, 2022. May 19, 2022.
14. Web site: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2022 . June 2, 2024 . . en-US.
15. Web site: 2022 Statewide Primary. June 14, 2024 . Rhode Island Board of Elections . en-US.
16. Web site: 2022 General Election. June 14, 2024 . Rhode Island Board of Elections . en-US.
17. Web site: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2022 . June 2, 2024 . . en-US.
18. Web site: 2022 Statewide Primary. June 14, 2024 . Rhode Island Board of Elections . en-US.
19. Web site: 2022 General Election. June 14, 2024 . Rhode Island Board of Elections . en-US.