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.
Quick Facts All 38 seats in the Rhode Island Senate 20 seats needed for a majority, Majority party ...
Rhode Island Senate election, 2020|
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Majority party |
Minority party |
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Leader |
Michael McCaffrey |
Dennis Algiere |
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Democratic |
Republican |
Leader since |
March 23, 2017 |
January 7, 1997 |
Leader's seat |
4th |
38th |
Seats before |
33 |
5 |
Seats won |
33 |
5 |
Seat change |
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Popular vote |
312,363 |
114,005 |
Percentage |
69.9% |
25.5% |
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Popular vote |
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Democratic |
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69.89% |
Republican |
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25.51% |
Others |
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4.60% |
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Senate seats |
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Democratic |
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86.84% |
Republican |
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13.16% |
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Four incumbent senators (all Democrats) are not seeking reelection in 2020:
- Donna Nesselbush, District 15[2]
- Erin Lynch Prata, District 31 (Seeking appointment to the Rhode Island Supreme Court)[3]
- Adam Satchell, District 9
- James Sheehan, District 36[4]
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.[5]
- William Conley Jr., District 18
- Betty Crowley, District 16
- Mark McKenney, District 30
- Harold Metts, District 6
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District 1
- Democratic primary
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- No other candidate filed for District 1.
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District 2
- No other candidate filed for District 2.
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District 3
- No other candidate filed for District 3
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District 4
- Democratic primary
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- No other candidate filed for District 4.
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District 5
- Democratic primary
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- No other candidate filed for District 5.
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District 6
- Democratic primary
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District 7
- No other candidate filed for District 7.
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District 8
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District 9
- Democratic primary
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District 10
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District 11
- No other candidate filed for District 11.
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District 12
- No other candidate filed for District 12.
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District 13
- No other candidate filed for District 13.
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District 14
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District 15
- Democratic primary
Herbert Weiss
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- No other candidate filed for District 15.
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District 16
- Democratic primary
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- No other candidate filed for District 16.
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District 17
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District 18
- Democratic primary
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- No other candidate filed for District 18.
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District 19
- No other candidate filed for District 19.
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District 20
- No other candidate filed for District 20.
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District 21
- No other candidate filed for District 21.
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District 22
- Democratic primary
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District 23
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District 24
- No other candidate filed for District 24.
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District 25
- No other candidate filed for District 25.
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District 26
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District 27
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District 28
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District 29
- Democratic primary
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District 30
- Democratic primary
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- No other candidate filed for District 30.
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District 31
- Democratic primary
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District 32
- No other candidate filed for District 32.
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District 33
- No other candidate filed for District 33.
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District 34
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District 35
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District 36
- Democratic primary
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District 37
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District 38
- No other candidate filed for District 38.
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