2022 Rhode Island Secretary of State election
The 2022 Rhode Island Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the next secretary of state of Rhode Island. Incumbent Democrat Nellie Gorbea was term-limited and could not seek re-election.
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Democratic primary
Nominee
- Gregg Amore, state representative[1]
Eliminated in primary
- Stephanie Beauté, insurance software executive[2]
Did not appear on ballot
- Anthony N. B. Tamba, realtor[3]
Declined
- Gayle Goldin, former state senator (accepted a job in the U.S. Department of Labor)[4]
- Liz Tanner, director of the Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation[1] (appointed Rhode Island Secretary of Commerce)[5]
Endorsements
Gregg Amore
- State legislators
- Karen Alzate, state representative[1]
- Katherine Kazarian, state representative[1]
- Valarie Lawson, state senator[1]
- Nicholas Mattiello, former Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives[1]
- Joe Shekarchi, Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives[1]
- Organizations
- Labor unions
Forum
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Democratic | Democratic |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| Gregg Amore | Stephanie Beauté | |||||
| 1 | Aug. 30, 2022 | Rochambeau Library- Providence Community Library |
YouTube | P | P | |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Gregg Amore | 65,276 | 64.27% | |
| Democratic | Stephanie Beauté | 36,283 | 35.73% | |
| Total votes | 101,559 | 100.0% | ||
Republican primary
Nominee
- Pat Cortellessa, nominee for secretary of state in 2018 and for state senate in 2020[9]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Pat Cortellessa | 18,306 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 18,306 | 100.0% | ||
General election
Debate
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Democratic | Republican |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| Peter Neronha | Charles Calenda | |||||
| 1[10] | North Kingstown High School |
YouTube | P | P | ||
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| Sabato's Crystal Ball[11] | Safe D | December 1, 2021 |
| Elections Daily[12] | Safe D | November 7, 2022 |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Gregg Amore | 208,981 | 59.54% | -7.82% | |
| Republican | Pat Cortellessa | 141,457 | 40.31% | +7.81% | |
| Write-in | 527 | 0.15% | +0.01% | ||
| Total votes | 350,965 | 100.0% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
References
- "Rep. Gregg Amore kicks off campaign for RI secretary of state". September 16, 2021. Archived from the original on November 22, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- "Secretary of state race: Stephanie Beauté campaign promises to fight 'voter suppression'".
- "RI Campaign Finance Filing" (PDF). May 3, 2022.
- "Amore plans to announce run for RI secretary of state next month". August 17, 2021. Archived from the original on November 22, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- Bentley, Jimmy (June 27, 2022). "Liz Tanner Names Rhode Island's Next Secretary of Commerce". Patch. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- Nesi, Ted (June 26, 2022). "McKee wins RI Dem Party endorsement". Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- "RI AFL-CIO Executive Board unanimously endorses Gregg Amore for Secretary of State". June 6, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- "Primary results". Retrieved September 24, 2022.
- "Rhode Island political news: June 2022". The Boston Globe. June 8, 2022.
- Pezanko, Charles (November 3, 2022). "Candidates Day At North Kingstown High School". North Kingstown High School. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
- "Secretary of State Races: More Important Than Ever in 2022, and More Complicated, Too". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
- Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
- "2022 General Election - Secretary of State". Rhode Island Board of Elections.
External links
- Official campaign websites
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