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Raptakis earned hisElections
*2012 To challenge District 33 incumbent Republican Senator Glenford Shibley, Raptakis ran in the September 11, 2012, Democratic Primary, winning with 1,318 votes (61.1%), and won the November 6, 2012, General election with 7,761 votes (61.6%) against Senator Shibley. *1992 Raptakis won the House District 31 September 15, 1992, Democratic Primary and won the three-way November 3, 1992, General election with 2,943 votes (57.6%) against Republican nominee Alice Stratton and Independent candidate John Trafford. *1994 Raptakis was unopposed for both the September 13, 1994, Democratic Primary and the November 8, 1994, General election, winning with 3,024 votes. *1996 Raptakis challenged Senate District 20 incumbent Senator Jennie Day in the three-way September 10, 1996, Democratic Primary, winning with 940 votes (56.3%) and was unopposed for the November 5, 1996, General election, winning with 5,572 votes. *1998 Raptakis was challenged in the September 15, 1998, Democratic Primary, winning with 677 votes (%84.7), and was unopposed for the November 3, 1998, General election, winning with 4,813 votes. *2000 Raptakis was unopposed for both the September 12, 2000, Democratic Primary, winning with 886 votes, and the November 7, 2000, General election, winning with 5,838 votes. *2002 Redistricted to District 33, and with incumbent Senator Daniel Connors redistricted to District 19, Raptakis was challenged in the September 10, 2002, Democratic Primary, winning with 1,475 votes (73.6%), and won the November 5, 2002, General election with 5,639 votes (60.3%) against Republican nominee Jonathan Farnum. *2004 Raptakis was unopposed for both the September 14, 2004, Democratic Primary, winning with 673 votes, and the November 2, 2004, General election, winning with 8,876 votes. *2006 Raptakis was unopposed for both the September 12, 2006, Democratic Primary, winning with 1,170 votes, and the November 7, 2006, General election, winning with 9,432 votes. *2008 Raptakis was unopposed for both the September 9, 2008, Democratic primary, winning with 692 votes, and the November 4, 2008, General election, winning with 9,736 votes. *2010 Raptakis challenged incumbent Rhode Island Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis in the September 23, 2010, Democratic Primary, but lost to Mollis, who won re-election in the November 2, 2010, General election against Republican nominee Catherine Taylor.References
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