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Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Office of Secretary of State - Elections Division
2010 Rhode Island Congressional and Statewide Races
Alternative Party Filing Deadline: 5/28/10, Primary Filing Deadline: 6/30/10, Independent Filing Deadline: 7/22/10, Primary: 9/14/10, General Election: 11/2/10,
Last Updated: November 29, 2010 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
Governor, 51.0% in '06, Donald L. "Don" Carcieri (R) barred from 3rd term, next election in 2010, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Tossup, Chris Cillizza: One of the Most Likely Governor to Switch Party, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Rasmussen Reports' Gubernatorial Scorecard: Lean Independent, Rothenberg Political Report: Pure Toss-Up, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Independent, |
| St. Gen. Treas. Frank T. Caprio (D) 23.0%, |
gov. aide John F. Robitaille (R) 33.6%, |
ex-U.S. Sen. Lincoln D. "Linc" Chafee (I) 36.1%, |
| Kenneth J. Block (Mod) 6.5%, |
| Joseph M. Lusi (I) 0.3%, |
| Todd Giroux (I) 0.3%, |
| Ronald Algieri (I) 0.2%, |
Lt. Governor, 53.1% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, |
| Elizabeth H. Roberts (D) 54.5%, |
No Republican
ex-town council president Heidi Rogers (R) withdrew, |
attorney Robert J. Healey Jr. (Cool Moose) 39.2%, |
| real estate agent Robert P. Venturini (I) 6.3%, |
Attorney General, 59.5% in '06, 2nd term, next election in 2010, Patrick C. Lynch (D) ran for Governor, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| St. Rep. Peter F. Kilmartin (D) 43.1%, |
attorney Erik B. Wallin (R) 29.0%, |
attorney Christopher H. Little (Mod) 14.4%, |
| attorney Keven A. McKenna (I) 9.6%, |
| Robert E. "Rob" Rainville (I) 4.0%, |
Secretary of State, 53.6% in '06, 2nd term, next election in 2010, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| A. Ralph Mollis (D) 50.6%, |
speechwriter Catherine Terry Taylor (R) 49.4%, |
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General Treasurer, 73.3% in '06, 1st term, Frank T. Caprio (D) running for Governor, next election in 2010, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| investment firm founder Gina M. Raimondo (D) 62.1%, |
Kernan F. "Kerry" King (R) 37.9%, |
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Senator 53.5% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2012, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Sheldon Whitehouse (D), |
state party chair Giovanni Cicione (R)?, ex-Gov. Don Carcieri (R)?, Mayor Scott Avedisian (R)?, Mayor Allen Fung (R)?, town administrator T. Joseph Almond (R)?, |
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Senator 73.4% in '08, 3rd term, next election in 2014, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| John F. "Jack" Reed (D), |
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1st Congressional District, 68.6% in '08, Patrick J. Kennedy (D) retiring after 8th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Likely Democratic, Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Democrat Favored, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democratic, The Hill's Race Ratings: Likely Democratic, |
| Mayor David N. Cicilline (D) 50.6%, |
St. Rep. John J. Loughlin, II (R) 44.6%, |
Kenneth A. "Ken" Capalbo (I) 4.0%, |
| '06 candidate Gregory Raposa (I) 0.8%, |
2nd Congressional District, 70.1% in '08, 5th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic, |
| James R. Langevin (D) 59.9%, |
'08 nominee / Ex-Town Councilman Mark S. Zaccaria (R) 31.8%, |
1998 & '02 GOP nominee / carpenter John O. Matson (I) 8.4%, |
1. Link to Predictions:
2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
| = Democrat retain control, |
= Democrats take over control, |
 = Republican retain control, |
 = Republicans take over control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
3. Key to Rhode Island Political Parties:
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