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Election Timeline
April 24, 2012 - Presidential primaries
June 28, 2012 - Deadline to file for candidacy
September 11, 2012 - Primary elections (non-presidential)
November 6, 2012 - 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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Race for the White House
GOP Candidates
Newt Gingrich - Former U.S. Speaker of the House from Georgia
Ron Paul - U.S. Representative from Texas
Mitt Romney - Former Governor of Massachusetts
Rick Santorum - Former Senator from Pennsylvania
DEM Candidates
Barack Obama - President of the United States
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Incumbent: Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse seeks re-election for the first time in 2012. He currently faces no primary opposition.
GOP Candidates
Benjamin Hinckley, III
DEM Candidates
Sheldon Whitehouse, II - Incumbent
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Polling Data - polls to be tracked after party primaries
Projection Data - table to be filled out after party primaries
Preliminary Projection - Solid DEM Hold
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No competitive races in 2012
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Projected winner listed first
District 1: David Cicilline (D)-inc vs. ??? (R)
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 |
IND |
| Lt. Governor |
DEM |
| State Senate - DEM control |
8 GOP, 29 DEM, 1 IND |
| State House - DEM control |
9 GOP, 65 DEM, 1 LIB |
Current Office Holders
Governor: Lincoln Chafee (I) - 1st term, up for re-election in 2014
Lt. Governor: Elizabeth Roberts (D) - 2nd term, up for re-election in 2014
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: David Cicilline (D) - 1st term
House District 2: James Langevin (D) - 6th term
Historical Partisan Snapshot
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| Race |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
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| President |
Solid D |
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Solid D |
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Solid D |
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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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Weak I |
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| House |
2 DEM |
2 DEM |
2 DEM |
2 DEM |
2 DEM |
2 DEM |
| CD-1 |
Solid D |
Solid D |
Solid D |
Solid D |
Solid D |
Mod D |
| CD-2 |
Solid D |
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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