Rhode Island state executive official elections, 2014

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Five state executive positions were up for election in 2014 in the state of Rhode Island. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

In addition to candidate lists and election results, this page includes information about important dates, how the state's executive branch is organized, as well as links to articles about recent news in races across the state.

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election.

Rhode Island utilizes a semi-closed primary system. Unaffiliated voters may vote in a party's primary without affiliating with that party. Voters that are affiliated with a party at the time of the primary election may only vote in that party's primary.[1][2][3]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

The following offices were elected in 2014 in Rhode Island:

Partisan breakdown

Heading into the November 4 election, the Democratic Party held five of the five state executive seats in Rhode Island.

Rhode Island State Executives -- Partisan Breakdown
Party As of November 4, 2014 After the 2014 Election
     Democratic Party 5 5
     Republican Party 0 0
Total 5 5



Candidates by office

Office Incumbent Assumed Office Incumbent running? General Election Candidates 2015 Winner Partisan Switch?
Governor Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee.jpg		 2011 No[4] Democratic Party Gina Raimondo
Republican Party Allan Fung
Moderate Party Robert Healey
Grey.png Kate Fletcher
Grey.png Leon Kayarian		 Democratic Party Gina Raimondo No
Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Roberts
Elizabeth Roberts.jpg		 2007 Term-limited Democratic Party Daniel McKee
Republican Party Catherine Terry Taylor
Libertarian Party Tony Jones
Grey.png Thomas David Gallant
Grey.png William Gilbert		 Democratic Party Daniel McKee No
Secretary of State Ralph Mollis
A Ralph Mollis.jpg		 2007 Term-limited Democratic Party Nellie Gorbea
Republican Party John Carlevale
Grey.png Pamela Azar		 Democratic Party Nellie Gorbea No
Attorney General Peter Kilmartin
Peter Kilmartin.jpg		 2011 Yes Democratic Party Peter Kilmartin
Republican Party Dawson Hodgson		 Democratic Party Peter Kilmartin No
General Treasurer Gina Raimondo
GinaRaimondo.jpg		 2011 Ran for governor Democratic Party Seth Magaziner
Grey.png Ernest Almonte		 Democratic Party Seth Magaziner No

Primary election results

Governor

Governor of Rhode Island, Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngGina Raimondo 42.1% 53,990
Angel Taveras 29.1% 37,326
Clay Pell 26.9% 34,515
Todd Giroux 1.8% 2,264
Total Votes 128,095
Election results via Rhode Island Board of Elections.
Governor of Rhode Island, Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngAllan Fung 54.9% 17,530
Ken Block 45.1% 14,399
Total Votes 31,929
Election results via Rhode Island Board of Elections.

Lieutenant Governor

Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island, Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel McKee 43% 50,229
Ralph Mollis 36.4% 42,525
Frank Ferri 20.5% 23,970
Total Votes 116,724
Election results via Rhode Island Board of Elections.
Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island, Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngCatherine Terry Taylor 66.7% 17,722
Kara Young 33.3% 8,831
Total Votes 26,553
Election results via Rhode Island Board of Elections.

Attorney General

Uncontested

Secretary of State

Rhode Island Secretary of State, Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngNellie Gorbea 51.4% 58,444
Guillaume de Ramel 48.6% 55,237
Total Votes 113,681
Election results via Rhode Island Board of Elections.

Treasurer

Rhode Island Treasurer, Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngSeth Magaziner 66.5% 80,378
Frank Caprio 33.5% 40,402
Total Votes 120,780
Election results via Rhode Island Board of Elections.

General election results

The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

Governor

Governor of Rhode Island, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngGina Raimondo 40.7% 131,899
     Republican Allan Fung 36.2% 117,428
     Moderate Robert Healey 21.4% 69,278
     Independent Kate Fletcher 1.1% 3,483
     Independent Leon Kayarian 0.4% 1,228
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.2% 739
Total Votes 324,055
Election results via State of Rhode Island

Lieutenant Governor

Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel McKee 54.3% 169,078
     Republican Catherine Terry Taylor 33.8% 105,305
     Moderate William Gilbert 8.3% 25,951
     Libertarian Tony Jones 3.3% 10,221
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.3% 906
Total Votes 311,461
Election results via State of Rhode Island

Attorney General

Attorney General of Rhode Island, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngPeter Kilmartin Incumbent 56.9% 177,981
     Republican Dawson Hodgson 43% 134,444
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.2% 589
Total Votes 313,014
Election results via State of Rhode Island

Secretary of State

Secretary of State of Rhode Island, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngNellie Gorbea 60.5% 186,899
     Republican John Carlevale 39.3% 121,466
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.2% 770
Total Votes 309,135
Election results via State of Rhode Island

Treasurer

Rhode Island Treasurer, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngSeth Magaziner 57.1% 175,902
     Independent Ernest Almonte 42.7% 131,423
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.2% 588
Total Votes 307,913
Election results via State of Rhode Island

Voter turnout

Political scientist Michael McDonald's United States Elections Project studied voter turnout in the 2014 election by looking at the percentage of eligible voters who headed to the polls. McDonald used voting-eligible population (VEP), or the number of eligible voters independent of their current registration status, to calculate turnout rates in each state on November 4. He also incorporated ballots cast for the highest office in each state into his calculation. He estimated that 81,687,059 ballots were cast in the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, representing 35.9 percent of the VEP.[5] By comparison, 61.6 percent of VEP voted in the 2008 presidential election and 58.2 percent of VEP voted in the 2012 presidential election.[6]

Quick facts

  • According to PBS Newshour, voter turnout in the 2014 midterms was the lowest since the 1942 midterms, which took place during the nation's involvement in World War II.[7]
  • Forty-three states and the District of Columbia failed to surpass 50 percent turnout in McDonald's analysis.
  • The three states with the lowest turnout according to McDonald's analysis were Texas (28.3 percent), Tennessee (28.6 percent), and Indiana (28.8 percent).
  • Maine (58.5 percent), Wisconsin (56.5 percent), and Colorado (54.5 percent) were the three states with the highest turnout.
  • There were only 12 states that increased voter turnout in 2014 compared to the 2010 midterm elections.[8]

Note: Information from the United States Elections Project was last updated on December 16, 2014.

Key deadlines

Deadline Event
June 25, 2014 Filing deadline
September 9, 2014 Primary election
November 4, 2014 General election
November 12, 2014 Last day for recount requests
January 6, 2015 Inaugurations for executive officials

State executive organization

Executive officials in Rhode Island are part of a three-pronged government structure that includes state legislators and state judges.

Ballotpedia reports

To learn more about developments in these races, check out the following news articles from Ballotpedia:

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term "Rhode + Island + state + executive + elections"

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See also

Rhode Island

Footnotes

  1. ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed July 22, 2024
  2. ↑ Bill Track 50, "RI H7662," accessed July 21, 2024
  3. ↑ State of Rhode Island General Assembly, "R.I. Gen. Laws § 17–9.1-23 ," accessed July 22, 2024
  4. ↑ ABC News, "RI Gov. Lincoln Chafee Won't Run for 2nd Term," September 4, 2013
  5. ↑ United States Elections Project, "2014 November General Election Turnout Rates," November 7, 2014
  6. ↑ TIME, "Voter Turnout in Midterm Elections Hits 72-Year Low," November 10, 2014
  7. ↑ PBS, "2014 midterm election turnout lowest in 70 years," November 10, 2014
  8. ↑ U.S. News & World Report, "Midterm Turnout Down in 2014," November 5, 2014
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