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Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Office of Secretary of State - Elections Division
2008 Rhode Island Congressional and Statewide Primary Results
Presidential Primary Filing Deadline: 12/7/07, Presidential Primary: 3/4/08, Minor Party Filing Deadline: 5/30/08, Primary Filing Deadline: 6/25/08, Presidential Filing Deadline: 6/25/08, Primary: 9/9/08, Independent Filing Deadline: 9/5/08, General Election 11/4/08,
Last Updated: September 10, 2007 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, |
President, 59.4% in '04 for Kerry, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, |
U.S. Sen. Hillary R. Clinton (D-NY) 58.44%,
U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 40.4%, ex-U.S. Sen. John R. Edwards (D-NC) 0.61%, uncommitted 0.56%, |
U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 64.75%,
ex-Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR) 21.66%, U.S. Rep. Ronald E. "Ron" Paul (R-TX) 6.58%, ex-Gov. W. Mitt Romney (R-MA) 4.37%, uncommitted 2.11%, ex-Amb. Alan L. Keyes (R-MD) 0.43%, Hugh Cort, III (R-AL) 0.09%, |
Minister Charles O. "Chuck" Baldwin (C-FL), |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Robert L. "Bob" Barr (L-GA), |
| Róger Calero (SW-NY), |
| Gloria E. LaRiva (PSL-CA), |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Cynthia A. McKinney (G-GA), |
| Brian P. Moore (S-FL), |
| Ralph Nader (I-CT), |
| Yonyuth Hongsakaphadana (I-CT), |
| Denise McSheffrey (I-MA), |
Senator 78.4% in '02, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democrat, National Journal's Rankings: Least Likely to Switch Parties, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Democrat, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid Democratic, |
John F. "Jack" Reed (D) 86.9%,
'00 Reform Party nominee / '06 candidate electrical engineer Christopher F. Young (D) 13.1%, |
ex-casino employee / '00 Congressional nominee / '02 nominee Robert G. Tingle (R), |
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1st Congressional District, 69.2% in '06, 7th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Patrick J. Kennedy (D), |
'06 nominee Jonathon P. Scott (R), |
'06 candidate Kenneth A. Capalbo (I), |
2nd Congressional District, 72.7% in '06, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| James R. Langevin (D), |
Ex-Town Councilman Mark S. Zaccaria (R), |
'98 Lt. Gov. nominee / '02 write-in Governor candidate Jeffery C. Johnson (G), |
1. Link to Predictions:
2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
| = Democrat retain control, |
 = Democrats take over control, |
 = Republican retain control, |
 = Republicans take over control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
3. Key to Rhode Island Political Parties:
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