2022 Rhode Island Senate Election
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The 2022 Rhode Island State Senate elections took place on November 8, 2022. Primary elections were held on September 13, 2022.
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voters elected state senators in all 38 seats of the
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. State senators serve two-year terms in the
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. The election coincided with United States national elections and Rhode Island state elections, including
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, and Rhode Island House. Since the previous election in 2020, Democrats held a 33-to-5-seat supermajority over
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. Democrats maintained the same supermajority in 2022, winning 33 seats. These were the first elections in Rhode Island following the
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, which resulted in redrawn legislative district boundaries.


2021 Special Election: District 3

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Predictions


Retirements

* District 11: James Seveney (D) was succeeded by Linda Ujifusa (D). * District 18:
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(D) was succeeded by
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(D). * District 22: Stephen Archambault (D) was succeeded by David Tikoian (D). * District 29:
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(D) was succeeded by Anthony DeLuca II (R). (Republican gain) * District 31:
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(D) was succeeded by
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(D). * District 32: Cynthia Armour Coyne (D) was succeeded by Pamela J. Lauria (D). * District 38: Dennis Algiere (R) was succeeded by Victoria Gu (D). (Democratic gain)


Incumbents defeated


Defeated in primary election

* District 30: Jeanine Calkin (D) was defeated by Mark McKenney (D).


Summary of results by

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district

''Italics'' denote an open seat held by the incumbent party; bold text denotes a gain for a party.


Detailed Results by Senate District

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District 1

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District 2

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District 3

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District 4

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District 5

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District 6

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District 7

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District 8

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District 9

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District 10

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District 11

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District 12

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District 13

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District 14

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District 15

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District 16

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District 17

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District 18

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District 19

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District 20

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District 21

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District 22

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District 23

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District 24

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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

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District 30

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District 31

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District 32

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District 33

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District 34

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District 35

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District 36

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District 37

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District 38

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See also

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2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island were held on November 8, 2022, to elect the two United States House of Representatives, U.S. representatives from the U.S. state, state of Rhode Island, one from each ...
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2022 Rhode Island elections A general election was held in the U.S. state of Rhode Island on November 8, 2022. All of Rhode Island's executive officers were up for election as well as both of Rhode Island's two seats in the United States House of Representatives. U.S. Hous ...
* 2022 Rhode Island gubernatorial election * 2022 Rhode Island House of Representatives election *
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Notes


References


External links


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