The 2020 Rhode Island Senate elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Rhode Island voters elected all 38 state senators. State senators serve two-year terms in the Rhode Island Senate. A primary election on September 8, 2020, determined which candidates appear on the November 3 general election ballot. All the members elected will serve in the Rhode Island General Assembly.
Summary Overview + Summary of the 2020 Rhode Island Senate election results Party Candidates Votes % Seats Before After +/– Democratic 36 312,363 69.89 33 33 Republican 16 114,005 25.51 5 5 Independent 5 10,085 2.26 0 0 Green 1 781 0.17 0 0 Write-in — 9,688 2.17 0 0 Total 446,922 100.00 38 38 Source:
By district District Incumbent PartyElected senator Party 1 Maryellen Goodwin Dem Maryellen Goodwin Dem 2 Ana Quezada Dem Ana Quezada Dem 3 Gayle Goldin Dem Gayle Goldin Dem 4 Dominick J. Ruggerio Dem Dominick J. Ruggerio Dem 5 Sam Bell Dem Sam Bell Dem 6 Harold Metts Dem Tiara Mack Dem 7 Frank Ciccone Dem Frank Ciccone Dem 8 Sandra Cano Dem Sandra Cano Dem 9 Adam Satchell Dem John Burke Dem 10 Walter Felag Dem Walter Felag Dem 11 James Seveney Dem James Seveney Dem 12 Louis DiPalma Dem Louis DiPalma Dem 13 Dawn Euer Dem Dawn Euer Dem 14 Valerie Lawson Dem Valerie Lawson Dem 15 Donna Nesselbush Dem Meghan Kallman Dem 16 Elizabeth Crowley Dem Jonathon Acosta Dem 17 Thomas Paolino Rep Thomas Paolino Rep 18 William Conley Jr. Dem Cynthia Mendes Dem 19 Ryan W. Pearson Dem Ryan W. Pearson Dem 20 Roger Picard Dem Roger Picard Dem 21 Gordon Rodgers Rep Gordon Rodgers Rep 22 Stephen Archambault Dem Stephen Archambault 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 Michael McCaffrey Dem 30 Mark McKenney Dem Jeanine Calkin Dem 31 Erin Lynch Prata Dem Kendra Anderson Dem 32 Cynthia Armour Coyne Dem Cynthia Armour Coyne 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 James Sheehan Dem Alana DiMario Dem 37 V. Susan Sosnowski Dem V. Susan Sosnowski Dem 38 Dennis Algiere Rep Dennis Algiere Rep Sources
Retiring incumbents Four incumbent senators (all Democrats) are not seeking reelection in 2020:
District 9: Adam Satchell District 15: Donna Nesselbush retired District 31: Erin Lynch Prata (Seeking appointment to the Rhode Island Supreme Court) District 36: James Sheehan
Defeated incumbents In primary Four incumbent senators (all Democrats) sought reelection but were defeated in the September 8 primary. The defeated were all beaten by progressive challengers who saw the incumbents as too conservative for the Democratic party.
District 6: Harold Metts lost renomination to Tiara Mack, who won the general election. District 16: Betty Crowley lost renomination to Jonathon Acosta, who won the general election. District 18: William Conley Jr. lost renomination to Cynthia Mendes, who won the general election. District 30: Mark McKenney lost renomination to Jeanine Calkin, who won the general election.
Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportOctober 21, 2020
Detailed results
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__NOTOC__
District 1 Democratic primary
No other candidate filed for District 1. General election
District 2 No other candidate filed for District 2.
District 3 No other candidate filed for District 3
District 4 Democratic primary
General election No other candidate filed for District 4.
District 5 Democratic primary
General election No other candidate filed for District 5.
District 6 Democratic primary
General election
District 7 No other candidate filed for District 7.
District 8
District 9 Democratic primary
General election
District 10
District 11 No other candidate filed for District 11.
District 12 No other candidate filed for District 12.
District 13 No other candidate filed for District 13.
District 14
District 15 Democratic primary Herbert Weiss
General election No other candidate filed for District 15.
District 16 Democratic primary
General election No other candidate filed for District 16.
District 17
District 18 Democratic primary
General election No other candidate filed for District 18.
District 19 No other candidate filed for District 19.
District 20 No other candidate filed for District 20.
District 21 No other candidate filed for District 21.
District 22 Democratic primary
General election
District 23
District 24 No other candidate filed for District 24.
District 25 No other candidate filed for District 25.
District 26
District 27
District 28
District 29 Democratic primary
General election
District 30 Democratic primary
General election No other candidate filed for District 30.
District 31 Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
District 32 No other candidate filed for District 32. General election
District 33 No other candidate filed for District 33.
District 34
District 35
District 36 Democratic primary
General election
District 37
District 38 No other candidate filed for District 38.
See also 2020 Rhode Island elections 2020 Rhode Island House of Representatives election 2020 United States elections
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