2024 Rhode Island State Senate Primary Results
All 38 seats in the state's upper legislative chamber are up this year.
The Democratic and Republican primaries occurred today in Rhode Island to select candidates for the November general election. That included the races for all 38 seats in the State Senate for regular two-year terms.
The Rhode Island State Senate currently features 33 Democrats and 5 Republicans. 34 incumbents ran for re-nomination today - with open seat contests in Districts 20, 25, 26, and 28. It only takes a plurality of the vote for a candidate to receive their party’s nomination.
For District 1:
Incumbent Jake Bissaillon won the Democratic primary unopposed.
No candidate qualified for the Republican primary.
For District 2:
Incumbent Ana Quezada won the Democratic primary unopposed.
No candidate qualified for the Republican primary.
For District 3:
Incumbent Sam Zurier won the Democratic primary unopposed.
No candidate qualified for the Republican primary.
For District 4:
Incumbent Dominick Ruggerio won the Democratic primary with 70.2% against Leonardo Cioe Jr. with 29.8%. 2,835 votes counted.
No candidate qualified for the Republican primary.
For District 5:
Incumbent Sam Bell won the Democratic primary unopposed.
William Connell won the Republican primary unopposed.
For District 6:
Incumbent Tiara Mack won the Democratic primary unopposed.
No candidate qualified for the Republican primary.
For District 7:
Incumbent Frank Ciccone won the Democratic primary unopposed.
No candidate qualified for the Republican primary.
For District 8:
Incumbent Sandra Cano won the Democratic primary unopposed.
No candidate qualified for the Republican primary.
For District 9:
Incumbent John Burke won the Democratic primary unopposed.
No candidate qualified for the Republican primary.
For District 10:
Incumbent Walter Felag won the Democratic primary unopposed.
Allyn Meyers won the Republican primary unopposed.
For District 11:
Incumbent Linda Ujifusa won the Democratic primary unopposed.
No candidate qualified for the Republican primary.
For District 12:
Incumbent Louis DiPalma won the Democratic primary unopposed.
No candidate qualified for the Republican primary.
For District 13:
Incumbent Dawn Euer won the Democratic primary unopposed.
David Quiroa Sr. won the Republican primary unopposed.
For District 14:
Incumbent Valarie Lawson won the Democratic primary with 75.5% against Brian Coogan with 24.5%. 2,054 votes counted.
No candidate qualified for the Republican primary.
For District 15:
Incumbent Meghan Kallman won the Democratic primary unopposed.
No candidate qualified for the Republican primary.
For District 16:
Incumbent Jonathon Acosta won the Democratic primary unopposed.
No candidate qualified for the Republican primary.
For District 17:
Cameron Deutsch currently leads the Democratic primary with 52.8% against Alexander Azar with 47.2%. 1,200 votes counted.
Incumbent Thomas Paolino won the Republican primary unopposed.
For District 18:
Incumbent Robert Britto won the Democratic primary unopposed.
No candidate qualified for the Republican primary.
For District 19:
Incumbent Ryan Pearson won the Democratic primary unopposed.
No candidate qualified for the Republican primary.
For District 20:
Brian Thompson won the Democratic primary with 65.6% against Denis Collins with 29.7% and Marian Juskuv with 4.7%. 1,862 votes counted.
No candidate qualified for the Republican primary.
For District 21:
No candidate qualified for the Democratic primary.
Incumbent Gordon Rogers won the Republican primary unopposed.
For District 22:
Incumbent David Tikoian won the Democratic primary unopposed.
No candidate qualified for the Republican primary.
For District 23:
Lewis Pryeor won the Democratic primary unopposed.
Incumbent Jessica de la Cruz won the Republican primary unopposed.
For District 24:
Incumbent Melissa Murray won the Democratic primary unopposed.
Craig Lacouture won the Republican primary unopposed.
For District 25:
Andrew Dimitri won the Democratic primary with 58.4% against Richard DelFino with 28.3% and Pamela Leary with 13.2%. 2,720 votes counted.
Karin Gorman won the Republican primary unopposed.
For District 26:
Todd Patalano won the Democratic primary unopposed.
Jenn Caputi won the Republican primary unopposed.
For District 27:
Incumbent Hanna Gallo won the Democratic primary unopposed.
No candidate qualified for the Republican primary.
For District 28:
Lammis Vargas won the Democratic primary with 36.6% against Darrell Brown with 31.4%, Melissa Carden with 19.9%, John Croke Jr. with 9.2%, and Bernice Morris with 3.0%. 2,614 votes counted.
No candidate qualified for the Republican primary.
For District 29:
Peter Appollonio Jr. won the Democratic primary with 61.0% against Jennifer Rourke with 39.0%. 1,658 votes counted.
Incumbent Anthony DeLuca won the Republican primary unopposed.
For District 30:
Incumbent Mark McKenney won the Democratic primary unopposed.
No candidate qualified for the Republican primary.
For District 31:
Incumbent Matthew LaMountain won the Democratic primary unopposed.
Lisa Morse won the Republican primary unopposed.
For District 32:
Incumbent Pamela Lauria won the Democratic primary unopposed.
No candidate qualified for the Republican primary.
For District 33:
Incumbent Leonidas Raptakis won the Democratic primary unopposed.
James Pierson won the Republican primary unopposed.
For District 34:
Stephen Moffitt won the Democratic primary unopposed.
Incumbent Elaine Morgan won the Republican primary unopposed.
For District 35:
Incumbent Bridget Valverde won the Democratic primary unopposed.
No candidate qualified for the Republican primary.
For District 36:
Incumbent Alana DiMario won the Democratic primary unopposed.
No candidate qualified for the Republican primary.
For District 37:
Incumbent V. Susan Sosnowski won the Democratic primary with 63.0% against Anita Jacobson with 37.0%. 2,178 votes counted.
Raymond Gardner won the Republican primary unopposed.
For District 38:
Incumbent Victoria Gu won the Democratic primary unopposed.
Westin Place won the Republican primary unopposed.
The general election for all 38 seats in the Rhode Island State Senate will occur on Tuesday, November 5.