Rhode Island State Profile
Election Schedule
No known election dates.
Election Vitals
Governor:Lincoln Chafee (I) next election 2014
Senator:Jack Reed (D) re-election 2014
Senator:Sheldon Whitehouse (D) re-election 2012
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Past Presidential Elections
| Percentage of Votes for Jimmy Carter in 1976 | 55.4% |
| Percentage of Votes for Gerald Ford in 1976 | 44.1% |
| Percentage of Votes for Jimmy Carter in 1980 | 47.7% |
| Percentage of Votes for Ronald Reagan in 1980 | 37.2% |
| Percentage of Votes for Walter Mondale in 1984 | 48.0% |
| Percentage of Votes for Ronald Reagan in 1984 | 51.7% |
| Percentage of Votes for Michael Dukakis in 1988 | 55.6% |
| Percentage of Votes for George Bush in 1988 | 43.9% |
| Percentage of Votes for Bill Clinton in 1992 | 47.0% |
| Percentage of Votes for George Bush in 1992 | 29.0% |
| Percentage of Votes for Bill Clinton in 1996 | 59.7% |
| Percentage of Votes for Bob Dole in 1996 | 26.8% |
| Percentage of Votes for Al Gore in 2000 | 61.0% |
| Percentage of Votes for George W. Bush in 2000 | 31.9% |
| Percentage of Votes for John Kerry in 2004 | 59.5% |
| Percentage of Votes for George W. Bush in 2004 | 38.8% |
| Percentage of Votes for Barack Obama in 2008 | 63.1% |
| Percentage of Votes for John McCain in 2008 | 35.2% |
Previous Election Results, other races
| 1996 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| John Reed | Democratic | 230,676 | 63.5% |
| Nancy Mayer | Republican | 127,368 | 35.1% |
| Donald Lovejoy | Independent | 5,327 | 1.5% |
| 1996 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| John Reed | Democratic | 59,336 | 86.1% |
| Don Gil | Democratic | 9,554 | 13.9% |
| 1996 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Nancy Mayer | Republican | 11,600 | 77.5% |
| Thomas Post III | Republican | 2,302 | 15.4% |
| Theodore Leonard | Republican | 1,072 | 7.2% |
| 1998 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Lincoln Almond | Republican | 156,180 | 51.0% |
| Myrth York | Democratic | 129,105 | 42.1% |
| Robert Healey Jr. | Cool moose | 19,250 | 6.3% |
| John Devine | Reform | 1,848 | 0.6% |
| 1998 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Myrth York | Democratic | 53,561 | 82.9% |
| Jack Potter | Democratic | 11,055 | 17.1% |
| 2000 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Lincoln Chafee | Republican | 222,588 | 56.9% |
| Robert Weygand | Democratic | 161,023 | 41.1% |
| Christopher Young | Reform | 4,107 | 1.0% |
| Kenneth Proulx | Independent | 3,635 | 0.9% |
| 2000 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Robert Weygand | Democratic | 51,769 | 57.5% |
| Richard Licht | Democratic | 38,281 | 42.5% |
| 2002 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Donald Carcieri | Republican | 181,827 | 54.8% |
| Myrth York | Democratic | 150,229 | 45.2% |
| 2002 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Myrth York | Democratic | 46,806 | 39.2% |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 45,880 | 38.4% |
| Antonio Pires | Democratic | 26,838 | 22.5% |
| 2002 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Donald Carcieri | Republican | 17,227 | 66.9% |
| James Bennett | Republican | 8,518 | 33.1% |
| 2002 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| John Reed | Democratic | 253,922 | 78.4% |
| Robert Tingle | Republican | 69,881 | 21.6% |
| 2006 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Don Carcieri | Republican | 197,366 | 51.0% |
| Charles Fogarty | Democratic | 189,562 | 49.0% |
| 2006 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Charles Fogarty | Democratic | 69,608 | 100.0% |
| 2006 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Don Carcieri | Republican | 51,660 | 100.0% |
| 2006 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 206,110 | 53.5% |
| Lincoln Chafee | Republican | 179,001 | 46.5% |
| 2006 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 69,301 | 81.5% |
| Christopher Young | Democratic | 8,941 | 10.5% |
| Carl Sheeler | Democratic | 6,758 | 8.0% |
| 2006 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Lincoln Chafee | Republican | 34,939 | 54.2% |
| Stephen Laffey | Republican | 29,556 | 45.8% |
| 2008 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jack Reed | Democratic | 320,644 | 73.4% |
| Bob Tingle | Republican | 116,174 | 26.6% |
| 2008 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jack Reed | Democratic | 48,038 | 86.8% |
| Christopher Young | Democratic | 7,277 | 13.2% |
| 2010 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Lincoln Chafee | Independent | 123,571 | 36.1% |
| John Robitaille | Republican | 114,911 | 33.6% |
| Frank Caprio | Democratic | 78,896 | 23.0% |
| Ken Block | Moderate | 22,146 | 6.5% |
| Joseph Lusi | Independent | 1,091 | 0.3% |
| Todd Giroux | Independent | 882 | 0.3% |
| Ronald Algieri | Independent | 793 | 0.2% |
| 2010 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Frank Caprio | Democratic | 73,141 | 100.0% |
| 2010 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| John Robitaille | Republican | 13,204 | 70.2% |
| Victor Moffitt | Republican | 5,613 | 29.8% |
State Demographics
| Population | 1,052,886 |
| Percentage White | 81.4% |
| Percentage Black | 5.7% |
| Percentage American Indian / Alaska Native | 1.2% |
| Percentage Asian | 2.9% |
| Percentage Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
| Percentage Mixed Race | 3.3% |
| Percentage Other Race | 6.0% |
| Percentage Hispanic | 12.4% |
| Percentage Non Hispanic White | 76.3% |
| Percentage Non Hispanic Black | 4.9% |
| Percentage Households All Speak Language Other than English | 20.9% |
| Median Household Income | $52,254 |
| Percentage Married Couple Both Work | 38.9% |
| Percentage Income in Poverty in 2009 | 14.0% |
| Percentage Lived in different household in 2005 | 41.0% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Electricity | 8.6% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Gas | 47.8% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Coal | 0.0% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Fuel Oil | 36.7% |
| Percentage of Population Age 65 and Up | 14.5% |
| Percentage Employed Civilians 16-years-old and up | 46.6% |
| Percentage with a College Degree | 30.5% |
| Percentage Management or Professional Workers | 36.3% |
| Percentage Sales or Office Workers | 24.8% |
| Percentage Production or Transportation Workers | 12.6% |
| Unemployment rate | 10.2% |
| Unemployment figures as of | 2012-12 |
| Unemployment Monthly Change | -0.2% |
| Percentage Married Couples | 42.0% |
| Percentage Married Couples with Children | 17.2% |
| Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Male living with Male | 0.4% |
| Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Female living with Female | 0.4% |
