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Political party strength in Rhode Island

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The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Rhode Island:

The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:

For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's candidate received the state's electoral votes.

For a particular year, the noted partisan composition is that which either took office during that year or which maintained the office throughout the entire year. Only changes made outside of regularly scheduled elections are noted as affecting the partisan composition during a particular year. Shading is determined by the final result of any mid-cycle changes in partisan affiliation.

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Key to party colors and abbreviations for members of the U.S. Congress and other politicians or officials
Alaskan Independence (AKIP)
Know Nothing (KN)
American Labor (AL)
Anti-Jacksonian (Anti-J)
National Republican (NR)
Anti-Administration (AA)
Anti-Masonic (Anti-M)
Conservative (Con)
Covenant (Cov)
Democratic (D)
Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL)
Democratic–NPL (D-NPL)
Dixiecrat (Dix),
States' Rights (SR)
Democratic-Republican (DR)
Farmer–Labor (FL)
Federalist (F)
Pro-Administration (PA)
Free Soil (FS)
Fusion (Fus)
Greenback (GB)
Independence (IPM)
Independent Democrat (ID)
Independent Republican (IR)
Jacksonian (J)
Liberal (Lib)
Libertarian (L)
National Union (NU)
Nonpartisan League (NPL)
Nullifier (N)
Opposition Northern (O)
Opposition Southern (O)
Populist (Pop)
Progressive (Prog)
Prohibition (Proh)
Readjuster (Rea)
Republican (R)
Silver (Sv)
Silver Republican (SvR)
Socialist (Soc)
Union (U)
Unconditional Union (UU)
Vermont Progressive (VP)
Whig (W)
Independent (I)
Nonpartisan (NP)
  1. Died in office.
  2. Officially under the Union Party banner.[1]
  3. A Democratic-Republican, Elisha Mathewson, was elected Speaker.
  4. A coalition of Democrats, Anti-Masons, and some Whigs, led by Anti-Mason William Sprague III, gained control of the House in the August elections, and held them through 1834.[2]
  5. Extralegal, as part of the Dorr Rebellion. Term was concurrent with latter part of that of Samuel Ward King.
  6. The Law and Order Party maintained their majority in the August elections.
  7. The Constitution of 1843 established annual House elections in April, eliminating the elections previously held in August.
  8. The Democrats in the 1846 election ran as the Liberation Party, which supported amnesty for those convicted for participating in the Dorr Rebellion.
  9. Resigned on July 20, 1853, to become a U.S. Senator, and replaced by Lt. Gov. Dimond until the end of the term.
  10. An Amendment to the Rhode Island Constitution moved elections from April to November, so the Legislature elected in April 1900 served what became essentially a two-year term.
  11. Assumed office following death or resignation of predecessor.
  12. Resigned.
  13. Initially appointed to fill a vacancy.
  14. Resigned May 22, 1936, to become Postmaster of Woonsocket, Rhode Island.
  15. Resigned to become U.S. Solicitor General.
  16. Resigned on Dec. 18, 1950, to become a U.S. Senator.
  17. Due to legal issues with reapportionment, the state senate election was delayed until June 21, 1983.
  18. Initially appointed to fill vacancy; later elected in his own right.
  19. Daniel P. Gordon of House District 71 switched his affiliation from Republican to Libertarian on September 22, 2011.
  20. Rep. Karen MacBeth switched parties from Democratic to Republican.[3]
  21. Rep. Blake Filippi switched parties from Independent to Republican before the start of session.[4]
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