Rhode Island Total Vote Turnout '98-'02
Registered Voting %
1998 632,955 309,835 48.9506%
2002 672,950 337,027 50.0820%
(39,995) (27,192) -1.1315%
RI Senate 02 Tingle - Rep John Reed (D)                 Senate 2002
69,808 253,774               337,027 323,582 (13,445)
21.5735% 78.4265%               Ind. total 0
RI Senate 94 Chafee (R) Kushner (D) Write-in               Senate 1994 -21806
222,856 122,532 0               345,388
64.5234% 35.4766% 0.0000%               Ind. total 1.46937E-39
Difference (153,048) 131,242 (0)              
RI Governor 98 Almond (R) Myrth York (D) Healey (COO) Devine (Ref) Write-in           Governor 1998
156,180 129,105 19,250 1,848 62           306,445  
50.9651% 42.1299% 6.2817% 0.6030% 0.0202%         Ind. total 21,160
RI Governor 02 Carcieri - Rep Myrth York (D)                 Governor 2002 (25,389)
181,687 150,147 0               337,027 331,834 (5,193)
54.7524% 45.2476% 0.0000%               Ind. total 0
Difference (25,507) (21,042) 19,250 1848.00            
RI Lt. Gov. 98 Jackvony (R) Fogarty (D) Johnson (G) Carlevale (Ref) Write-in           Lt. Governor 98
130,384 149,533 9,033 8,804 102           297,856  
43.7742% 50.2031% 3.0327% 2.9558% 0.0342%         Ind. total 17,939
RI Lt. Gov. 02 Pagliarini - R Fogarty (D) Stevens (Green) Healey (Cool M)             Lt. Governor 02 (27,907)
  80,758 175,127 8,687 61,191             337,027 325,763 (11,264)
24.7904% 53.7590% 2.6667% 18.7839%             Ind. total 69,878
Difference 49,626 (25,594) 346 (52,387)            
RI SecofSt 98 Lopez (R) Langevin (D) Write-in               Sec of State 98
53,393 242,216 320               295,929  
18.0425% 81.8494% 0.1081%             Ind. total 320
RI SecofSt 02 Stanley - Rep Matthew Brown D      Write-in               Sec of State 02 (19,437)
98,694 216,672 0               337,027 315,366 (21,661)
31.2951% 68.7049% 0.0000%               Ind. total 0
Difference (45,301) 25,544 320 0.00            
RI Att. G. 98 Mayer (R) Whitehouse (D) Write-in               Att. Gen. 1998
100,635 200,411 458               301,504  
33.3777% 66.4704% 0.1519%             Ind. total 458
RI Att. G. 02 No Republican Lynch (D) Harsch (I)               Att. Gen. 2002 (9,486)
0 191,379 119,611               337,027 310,990 (26,037)
0.0000% 61.5386% 38.4614%               Ind. total 119,611
Difference 100,635 9,032 (119,153) 0.00            
RI Treas. 1998 Bennett (R) Tavares (D) Moffitt (Ref) Write-in             Treasurer 1998
130,832 134,518 22,043 167             287,560  
45.4973% 46.7791% 7.6655% 0.0581%           Ind. total 22,210
RI Treas. 2002 Andrew Lyon - R Tavares (D) Write-in               Treasurer 1994 (31,995)
89,380 230,175 0               319,555
27.9701% 72.0299% 0.0000%               Ind. total 0
Difference 41,452 (95,657) 22,043 167.00            
RI House 1-98 Santa (R) Kennedy (D) Sheehan (Ref) Picerno (Lfr) Write-in
38,460 92,788 6,202 1,397 48 138,895
27.6900% 66.8044% 4.4652% 1.0058% 0.0346%
RI House 1-02 Rogers - Rep Kennedy (D) Frank Carter -I   (19,968)
59,316 95,233 4,314   158,863
37.3378% 59.9466% 2.7155%  
(20,856) (2,445) 1,888
 
RI House 2-98 Matson (R) Weygand (D) Miller (Ref) Write-in
38,170 110,917 4,877 89 154,053
24.7772% 71.9992% 3.1658% 0.0578%
RI House 2-02 John Matson - R Langevin (D) Hayes - HP Scattering   (15,322)
  37,740 129,312 2,323   169,375
22.2819% 76.3466% 1.3715%  
430 (18,395) 2,554
Total Rhode Island RI House 98
1998 76,630 203,705 11,079 1,486 48 0 RI House 02 292,948
2002 97,056 224,545 6,637 0 0 0 337,027 328,238
(20,426) (20,840) 4,442 1,486 48 0   (35,290)
     
RI House Republicans Democrats Unopposed Reps. Unopposed Dems. Total Unopposed    
 1998 0 2 0 0 0
2002 0 2 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
Questions Approve Reject
RI Question 1 State Police and Fire Academy Bonds   183,746 60.4237% 120,350 304,096 0.20
RI Question 2 Preservation, Recreation and Heritage Bond   167,293 55.5147% 134,056 301,349 0.40
RI Question 3 Transportation Bonds   218,938 72.8136% 81,745 300,683 0.60
RI Question 4 Quonset Point/Davisville Bonds   137,383 46.2287% 159,798 297,181 0.80
RI Question 5 Co-Equal Branches of Government   223,151 76.1870% 69,748 292,899 1.00
Rhode Island Number 1 issue in 1998, Education Bonds 172,420 67.7445% 82,095 254,515
Legislature Republicans Democrats Independents Unopposed Reps. Unopposed Dems. Total Unopposed
RI Senate 98 8 42 0 5 30 35 70.0000%
RI Senate 02 6 32 0 2 13 15 39.4737%
2 10 3 17 20 30.5263%
Republicans Democrats Independents Unopposed Reps Unopposed Dems. Total Unopposed
RI House 98 13 86 1 3 65 68 68.0000%
RI House 02 11 63 1 6 35 41 54.6667%
2 23 -3 30 27 13.3333%
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