Politics & Government

East Providence Primary Results

Daniel DaPonte narrowly defeated Roberto DaSilva in the Rhode Island Senate District 14 race.

Results for the primaries are already up on the Rhode Island Secretary of State’s website.

  • For U.S. Senate, Sheldon Whitehouse ran unopposed in the Democrat primary. He received 4907 votes in East Providence.
  • For U.S. Representative in District 1, David Cicilline received 63.1 percent of the vote vs. Anthony Gemma (28.3 percent) and Christopher Young (8.6 percent).

East Providence Races

  • For Rhode Island Senate District 14, Daniel DaPonte received 2050 votes (50.9 percent of the vote). Roberto DaSilva received 1980 (49.1 percent of the vote).
  • For Rhode Island Senate District 18, William Conley Jr. ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. He received 1564 votes in East Providence.
  • For Rhode Island House District 63, Katherine S. Kazarian, defeated her three opponents in the Democratic primary with 829 votes (36.7 percent of the vote). Robert Britto received 649 votes (28.7 percent of the vote). Charles Tsonos received 516 votes (22.9 percent of the vote). Samuel Lovett won 264 votes (11.7 percent of the vote).
  • For Rhode Island House District 64, Helio Melo ran unopposed in the Democrat primary. He received 1226 votes.
  • For Rhode Island House District 65, Gregg Amore defeated his two opponents with 845 votes (40.5 percent of the vote). Timothy Chapman received 784 votes (37.6 percent of the vote). James Miller received 456 votes (21.9 percent of the vote).
  • For Rhode Island House District 66, Barrington resident Joy Hearn ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. She received 322 votes in East Providence.

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