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Election Timeline
June 30, 2010 - Deadline to file for candidacy
September 14, 2010 - Primary elections
November 2, 2010 - Election day
Latest Polls and Updates
Conservative Ranking
Rhode Island is the 3rd least conservative state, voting
20.53% less Republican in the 2008 presidential elections than the national average.
Partisan Trend
Based on voting patterns since 1992, Rhode Island is trending DEMOCRAT in presidential
elections.
GOP Trend Ranking
Rhode Island ranks 35th among the 50 states.
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OPEN SEAT: Two-term Republican incumbent Don Carcieri is term-limited in 2010.
GOP Candidates
John Robitaille
Victor Moffitt - Former Rhode Island State Representative
DEM Candidates
Frank Caprio - Rhode Island State General Treasurer
Patrick Lynch - Rhode Island State Attorney General
IND Candidates
Lincoln Chaffee - Former GOP U.S. Senator from Rhode Island
Click here for Election Projection blogposts about this race.
Polling Data - polls to be tracked after party primaries
Projection Data - table to be filled out after party primaries
Preliminary Projection - Weak IND Gain
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No competitive races in 2010
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Projected winner listed first
District 1: OPEN: ??? (D) vs. John Loughlin, II (R) - possibly competitive
District 2: James Langevin? (D)-inc vs. ??? (R)
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Current Partisan Breakdown
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| National Delegation |
| Senators |
2 DEM |
| Representatives |
2 DEM |
| State Government |
| Governor |
GOP |
| Lt. Governor |
DEM |
| State Senate - DEM control |
4 GOP, 33 DEM, 1 IND |
| State House - DEM control |
6 GOP, 69 DEM |
Current Office Holders
Governor: Don Carcieri (R) - 2nd term, term-limited in 2010
Lt. Governor: Elizabeth Roberts (D) - 1st term, term-limited in 2010
Senior Senator: Jack Reed (D) - 3rd term, up for re-election in 2014
Junior Senator: Sheldon Whitehouse (D) - 1st term, up for re-election in 2012
House District 1: Patrick Kennedy (D) - 8th term (retiring)
House District 2: James Langevin (D) - 5th term
Historical Partisan Snapshot
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| Race |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
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| President |
Solid D |
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Solid D |
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Solid D |
Senate |
| Class 1 |
Solid R |
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Mod D |
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| Class 2 |
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Solid D |
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Solid D |
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| Governor |
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Strong R |
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Weak R |
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| House |
2 DEM |
2 DEM |
2 DEM |
2 DEM |
2 DEM |
| CD-1 |
Solid D |
Solid D |
Solid D |
Solid D |
Solid D |
| CD-2 |
Solid D |
Solid D |
Solid D |
Solid D |
Solid D |
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| BOLD - party turnover |
Race ratings:
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"Weak" - less than 5%
"Mod" - 5% to less than 10%
"Strong" - 10% to 15%
"Solid" - greater than 15%
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