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Not to be confused with 2024 United States Senate election in Rhode Island.

2024 Rhode Island Senate election
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All 38 seats in the Rhode Island Senate
20 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Ryan Pearson Jessica de la Cruz
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since January 3, 2023 August 2, 2022
Leader's seat 19th 23rd
Last election 33 5
Seats after 34 4
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Results:
     Democratic gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
President before election

Dominick J. Ruggerio
Democratic

Elected President

TBD

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The 2024 Rhode Island State Senate elections took place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, with the primary election to be held on Tuesday, September 10, 2024.[1] Rhode Island voters elected state senators in all 38 seats of the Senate to serve two-year terms.[2]

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 House.[3]

Following the previous election in 2022, Democrats held a 33-to-5-seat supermajority over Republicans. However, Democrat Frank Lombardo died on February 21, 2024,[4] and Democrat Sandra Cano resigned on September 12, 2024.[5] Therefore, Democrats hold a supermajority of 31 seats compared to the five seats held by Republicans. Republicans would have to net 15 seats to flip control of the chamber.[3]

Retirements

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Three incumbents did not seek re-election.

Democrats

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  1. District 20: Roger Picard is retiring.[6]
  2. District 26: Frank Lombardi is retiring.[7]
  3. District 28: Joshua Miller is retiring.[8]

Death and Resignation

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Two seats were left vacant on the day of the general election due to death and resignation in 2024.

Democrats

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  1. District 8: Sandra Cano resigned September 12 to take a job with the Small Business Administration.[5]
  2. District 25: Frank Lombardo died February 21 from bladder cancer.[4]

2023 Special Election: District 1

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Special Election Sources:[9][10][11][12][13][14]

Primary Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Party Primary Results
Democratic Jacob Bissaillon[a] 752 53.37%
Democratic Nathan Biah 344 24.41%
Democratic Michelle Rivera 268 19.02%
Democratic Mario Mancebo 45 3.19%
Total votes 1,409 100.00%
Republican Party Primary Results
Republican Niyoka Powell 18 100.00%
Total votes 18 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jacob Bissaillon 904 83.47%
Republican Niyoka Powell 179 16.53%
Total votes 1,083 100.00%
Democratic hold

Summary of results by State Senate district

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

Senate district Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party
1 Jake Bissaillon[a] Dem Jake Bissaillon Dem
2 Ana Quezada Dem Ana Quezada Dem
3 Sam Zurier Dem Sam Zurier Dem
4 Dominick Ruggerio Dem Dominick Ruggerio Dem
5 Sam Bell Dem Sam Bell Dem
6 Tiara Mack Dem Tiara Mack Dem
7 Frank Ciccone Dem Frank Ciccone Dem
8 Vacant[b] Lori Urso Dem
9 John Burke Dem John Burke Dem
10 Walter Felag Dem Walter Felag Dem
11 Linda Ujifusa 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 Robert Britto Dem Robert Britto Dem
19 Ryan W. Pearson Dem Ryan W. Pearson Dem
20 Roger Picard Dem Brian Thompson Dem
21 Gordon Rogers Rep Gordon Rogers Rep
22 David Tikoian Dem David Tikoian Dem
23 Jessica de la Cruz Rep Rep
24 Melissa Murray Dem Melissa Murray Dem
25 Vacant[c] Andrew Dimitri Dem
26 Frank Lombardi Dem Todd Patalano Dem
27 Hanna Gallo Dem Hanna Gallo Dem
28 Joshua Miller Dem Lammis Vargas Dem
29 Anthony DeLuca Rep Race is yet to be decided Rep
30 Mark McKenney Dem Mark McKenney Dem
31 Matthew LaMountain Dem Matthew LaMountain Dem
32 Pamela J. Lauria 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 Victoria Gu Dem Victoria Gu Dem

Detailed Results by Senate District

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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

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Sen. Maryellen Goodwin (D) of Senate District 1 died on April 15, 2023. Democrat Jacob Bissaillon won the subsequent special election and held the seat for his party.[9][14]
  2. ^ Sen. Sandra Cano (D) resigned on September 12, 2024.[5]
  3. ^ Sen. Frank Lombardo (D) died on February 21, 2024.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "2024 State Primary Election Dates". National Conference of State Legislatures. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "State Senate". Rhode Island General Assembly. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Nesi, Ted (February 21, 2024). "Johnston Sen. Frank Lombardo dies at 65". WPRI. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Sandra Cano resigns seat in Rhode Island Senate". WJAR. September 12, 2024. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  6. ^ Nesi, Ted (April 9, 2024). "Woonsocket Sen. Roger Picard won't run again after 32 years on Smith Hill". WPRI-TV. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  7. ^ Baccari, Raymond (June 6, 2024). "Sen. Frank Lombardi will not seek reelection". WPRI-TV. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  8. ^ Baccari, Raymond (June 18, 2024). "RI Sen. Joshua Miller won't seek reelection". WPRI-TV. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  9. ^ a b Nesi, Ted; Sherman, Eli; White, Tim (April 15, 2023). "Maryellen Goodwin, who broke barriers for women at the RI State House, dies at 58". WPRI. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  10. ^ "OFFICIAL RESULTS: Summary Results Report: Special Primary 2023: September 5, 2023" (PDF). Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  11. ^ Russo, Amy (September 6, 2023). "Democratic primary for Senate District 1: Bissaillon moving on to face Powell". The Providence Journal. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  12. ^ "Senator in General Assembly District 1". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  13. ^ Towne, Shaun (November 7, 2023). "Jake Bissaillon wins special election for RI Senate District 1". WPRI. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  14. ^ a b "Rhode Island state legislative special elections, 2023". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
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