2022 Rhode Island House of Representatives election explained

The 2022 Rhode Island House of Representatives elections took place on November 8, 2022.^[1] Primary elections were held on September 13, 2022.^[2] Rhode Island voters elected state representatives in all 75 seats of the House of Representatives to serve two-year terms.^[3]

The election coincided with United States national elections and Rhode Island state elections, including U.S. House, Governor, and Rhode Island Senate.^{[4] [5]} Since the previous election in 2020, Democrats held a 65-to-10-seat supermajority over Republicans. Democrats maintained the supermajority in 2022, winning 65 seats. Republicans decreased to nine seats while Jon D. Brien was the sole Independent elected.^[6]

These were the first elections in Rhode Island following the 2020 United States redistricting cycle, which resulted in redrawn legislative district boundaries.^[7]

Summary of results by House of Representatives district

Italics denote an open seat held by the incumbent party; bold text denotes a gain for a party.^{[9] [10] [11]}

House District	Incumbent	Party		Elected Representative	Party
1	Edith Ajello		Dem	Edith Ajello
2	Christopher Blazejewski		Dem	Christopher Blazejewski
3	Nathan Biah		Dem	Nathan Biah
4	Rebecca Kislak		Dem	Rebecca Kislak
5	Marcia Ranglin-Vassell		Dem	Anthony DeSimone		Dem
6	Raymond Hull		Dem	Raymond Hull
7	David Morales		Dem	David Morales
8	John J. Lombardi		Dem	John J. Lombardi
9	Anastasia P. Williams		Dem	Enrique Sanchez		Dem
10	Scott A. Slater		Dem	Scott A. Slater
11	Grace Diaz		Dem	Grace Diaz
12	Jose Batista		Dem	Jose Batista
13	Ramon Perez		Dem	Ramon Perez
14	Charlene Lima		Dem	Charlene Lima
15	Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung			Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung
16	Brandon Potter		Dem	Brandon Potter
17	Jacquelyn Baginski		Dem	Jacquelyn Baginski
18	Arthur Handy		Dem	Arthur Handy
19	Joseph McNamara		Dem	Joseph McNamara
20	David Bennett			David Bennett
21	Camille Vella-Wilkinson			Camille Vella-Wilkinson
22	Joseph J. Solomon Jr.			Joseph J. Solomon Jr.
23	Joe Shekarchi			Joe Shekarchi
24	Evan Shanley			Evan Shanley
25	Thomas Noret			Thomas Noret
26	Patricia Morgan			Patricia Morgan
27	Patricia Serpa			Patricia Serpa
28	George Nardone			George Nardone
29	Sherry Roberts			Sherry Roberts
30	Justine Caldwell			Justine Caldwell
31	Julie Casimiro			Julie Casimiro
32	Robert Craven			Robert Craven
33	Carol McEntee			Carol McEntee
34	Teresa Tanzi			Teresa Tanzi
35	Kathleen A. Fogarty			Kathleen A. Fogarty
36	Blake Filippi			Tina Spears		Dem
37	Samuel Azzinaro			Samuel Azzinaro
38	Brian Patrick Kennedy			Brian Patrick Kennedy
39	Justin K. Price			Megan Cotter		Dem
40	Michael Chippendale			Michael Chippendale
41	Robert Quattrocchi			Robert Quattrocchi
42	Edward Cardillo		Dem	Edward Cardillo
43	Deborah Fellela		Dem	Deborah Fellela
44	Gregory Costantino		Dem	Gregory Costantino
45	Mia Ackerman		Dem	Mia Ackerman
46	Mary Ann Shallcross Smith		Dem	Mary Ann Shallcross Smith
47	David Place			David Place
48	Brian Newberry			Brian Newberry
49	Steven Lima		Dem	Jon D. Brien		Ind
50	Stephen Casey		Dem	Stephen Casey
51	Robert Phillips		Dem	Robert Phillips
52	Alex Marszalkowski		Dem	Alex Marszalkowski
53	Bernard Hawkins		Dem	Brian Rea		Rep
54	William O'Brien		Dem	William O'Brien
55	Arthur “Doc” Corvese		Dem	Arthur “Doc” Corvese
56	Joshua Giraldo		Dem	Joshua Giraldo
57	James N. McLaughlin		Dem	Brandon Voas		Dem
58	Carlos E. Tobon		Dem	Cherie Cruz		Dem
59	Jean Philippe Barros		Dem	Jennifer Stewart		Dem
60	Karen Alzate		Dem	Karen Alzate
61	Leonela Felix		Dem	Leonela Felix
62	Mary Messier		Dem	Mary Messier
63	Katherine Kazarian		Dem	Katherine Kazarian
64	Brianna Henries		Dem	Brianna Henries
65	Gregg Amore		Dem	Matthew Dawson		Dem
66	Liana Cassar		Dem	Jennifer Boylan		Dem
67	Jason Knight		Dem	Jason Knight
68	June Speakman		Dem	June Speakman
69	Susan R. Donovan		Dem	Susan R. Donovan
70	John Edwards		Dem	John Edwards
71	Michelle McGaw		Dem	Michelle McGaw
72	Terri-Denise Cortvriend		Dem	Terri-Denise Cortvriend
73	Marvin Abney		Dem	Marvin Abney
74	Deb Ruggiero		Dem	Alex Finkelman		Dem
75	Lauren H. Carson		Dem	Lauren H. Carson

Sources for election results:^{[12] [13] [14]}

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See also

• 2022 United States elections
• 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island
• 2022 Rhode Island elections
• 2022 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
• 2022 Rhode Island Senate election
• Rhode Island General Assembly
• Rhode Island House of Representatives

External links

• State Legislature
• Election at Ballotpedia
  • • Web site: League of Women Voters of Rhode Island . (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2022. Ballotpedia. June 14, 2024.
2. Web site: 2022 State Primary Election Dates and Filing Deadlines. June 2, 2024 . . en-US.
3. Web site: House of Representatives. June 14, 2024 . . en-US.
4. Web site: 2022 Statewide Primary. June 14, 2024 . Rhode Island Board of Elections . en-US.
5. Web site: 2022 General Election. June 14, 2024 . Rhode Island Board of Elections . en-US.
6. Web site: Lavin. Nancy. May 10, 2024 . A small subset in the General Assembly, Rhode Island mom lawmakers shoulder big demands. June 14, 2024 . Rhode Island Current. en.
7. Web site: Redistricting maps: General Assembly approves new Rhode Island political boundaries. June 14, 2024 . . en-US.
8. Web site: Jacobson. Louis. The Battle for State Legislatures. May 19, 2022. May 19, 2022.
9. Web site: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2022 . June 2, 2024 . . en-US.
10. Web site: 2022 Statewide Primary. June 14, 2024 . Rhode Island Board of Elections . en-US.
11. Web site: 2022 General Election. June 14, 2024 . Rhode Island Board of Elections . en-US.
12. Web site: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2022 . June 15, 2024 . . en-US.
13. Web site: 2022 Statewide Primary. June 14, 2024 . Rhode Island Board of Elections . en-US.
14. Web site: 2022 General Election. June 14, 2024 . Rhode Island Board of Elections . en-US.