The 2020 Rhode Island Senate elections took place as part of the
biennial United States elections
Elections in the United States are held for government officials at the federal, state, and local levels. At the federal level, the nation's head of state, the president, is elected indirectly by the people of each state, through an Electora ...
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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
By district
Sources
Retiring incumbents
4 incumbent Senators (all Democrats) are not seeking reelection in 2020:
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Donna Nesselbush
Donna M. Nesselbush (born August 9, 1962) is an American lawyer, judge and politician from Pawtucket, Rhode Island. A Democrat, she served in the Rhode Island Senate, representing the 15th district. She took office on January 4, 2011 and did not ...
, District 15
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Erin Lynch Prata
Erin Patricia Lynch Prata (born May 17, 1975 in Warwick, Rhode Island) is an American politician and an Associate Justice on the Rhode Island Supreme Court. She previously served in the Rhode Island Senate representing District 31 since January ...
, District 31 (''Seeking appointment to the
Rhode Island Supreme Court'')
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Adam Satchell
Adam J. Satchell is an American politician and educator who served as a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate for the 9th district from January 2013 until 2021 and is the current dean of students for West Warwick High School.
Early lif ...
, District 9
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James Sheehan, District 36
Defeated incumbents
In primary
4 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.
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William Conley Jr., District 18
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Betty Crowley, District 16
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Mark McKenney
Mark P. McKenney (born October 9, 1956) is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate representing District 32. He is an attorney at McKenney, Quigley, & Clarkin.
He considers himself a moderate. He defeat ...
, District 30
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Harold Metts
Harold M. Metts (born October 6, 1947) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate representing District 6 since January 2005. Metts served non-consecutively in the Rhode Island General Assembly from January 198 ...
, District 6
Predictions
Detailed results
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
Herbert "Herb" P. Weiss (born June 25, 1954) is an American author and journalist. He is best known for his work as a writer and as an arts and cultural ambassador for the city of Pawtucket.
Early life and education
Weiss was born on June 25, ...
;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
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2020 Rhode Island elections
General elections were held in the U.S. state of Rhode Island on November 3, 2020. To vote by mail, registered Rhode Island voters must request a ballot by October 14, 2020.
State offices State Senate
State House of Representatives
Federal o ...
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2020 Rhode Island House of Representatives election
The 2020 Rhode Island House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Rhode Island voters elected all 75 state representatives. State representatives serve two-year terms in the Rhode Island House o ...
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2020 United States elections
The 2020 United States elections were held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Democratic presidential nominee, former vice president Joe Biden, defeated incumbent Republican president Donald Trump in the presidential election. Despite losing seats ...
References
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