2012 Election Results

Although as many as 1,000 mail ballots remain to be counted for South Kingstown, and 600 for Narragansett, most races of the 2012 General Election appear to be settled.

Looking for a full rundown for the candidates? Well, here you go! Here is our rundown, in the order of Narragansett, South Kingstown, state and federal races, and ballot questions.

NARRAGANSETT TOWN COUNCIL

The composition of the Narragansett Town Council will be radically different going forward, as the only incumbents remaining are Susan Cicilline-Buonanno (3,067) and Glenna Hagopian (2,637).

Joining them will be James Callaghan, Matthew Mannix (2,829) and Douglas McLaughlin. Callaghan was the top vote-getter with 3,404 votes, and McLaughlin was fifth with 2,527.

In sixth place was Patrick Murray, with 2,095 votes. Incumbents David Crook and Alisa Trainor Fleet were next, with 1,852 and 1,812 votes, respectively. Michael Lapisky (1,634) and Chris Laccinole (1,363) rounded out the field.

NARRAGANSETT SCHOOL COMMITTEE

As expected, there were no surprises when it came to school committee. For the second election cycle in a row, Tammy McNeiece earned the town’s most votes, logging 3,789.

Joining her will be Keith Ranaldi (3,543), Diane Nobles (3,346), Frank White (2,979) and Guy deWardener (2,964). Only 62 write-in votes were cast.

SOUTH KINGSTOWN TOWN COUNCIL

In contrast to Narragansett, three of the top four vote-getters in South Kingstown were all incumbents – Ella Whaley (6,306), Carol Hagan McEntee (5,705) and James O’Neill (5,525).

Rounding out the council are newcomers Margaret “Meg” Healy (6,048) and Paul Donnelly (4,244).

If a seat is going to flip-flop via a recount or mail ballots, it’ll most likely be for the South Kingstown Town Council. In sixth place is Fred Frostic, who is 81 votes behind Donnelly. In seventh is Sean A. O’Donnell, who is 100 votes behind Donnelly.

SOUTH KINGSTOWN SCHOOL COMMITTEE

For much of the night, this seemed like the closest race, but by the end of the night there was separation at the top and bottom of the spectrum.

Michelle Brousseau-Cavallaro earned 5,847 votes, giving her a bit of separation from Liz Morris (5,683), Jonathan Daly-LaBelle (5,679) and Stephen “Scott” Mueller (5,646).

The top four earned seats, which left fifth place Roland Benjamin on the outside. He trails Mueller by 273 votes, which would require a large swing via the mail-in ballots. W. Keith Vorhaben is in sixth with 4,945 votes.

R.I. SENATE DISTRICT 35

Republican Dawson Hodgson dominated in his home precincts in East Greenwich to defeat Democrat Winters B. Hames III. Hodgson took 7,272 votes, vs. 5,181 for Hames.

Hodgson lost in South Kingstown, 1,750 votes to 1,542, and in Narragansett, 266 to 253. However, Hodgson took 5,477 votes in the remaining precincts, to Hames’ 3,165.

R.I. SENATE DISTRICT 36

Democrat James Sheehan easily turned away challenger and first-time candidate Tina McKendall, earning 7,994 votes (60.3 percent) to 5,223. The margin of victory was similar in Narragansett, which Sheehan won with 62.1 percent.

R.I. SENATE DISTRICT 37

Democrat V. Susan Sosnowski took almost 70 percent of the vote against challenger and Republican John F. Lindholm. Sosnowski won by about 4,396 votes.

In South Kingstown, which is where most of Sosnowski’s district lies, she took the vote 7,143 to 3,176.

R.I. SENATE DISTRICT 38

Republican Dennis L. Algiere ran unopposed. He got 619 votes in South Kingstown and 9,165 votes statewide, against 170 write-in votes.

R.I. HOUSE DISTRICT 33

Democrat Donald Lally was also re-elected, defeating Republican Robert Trager. Lally took 58.4 percent of the vote, 3,835 to 2,715.

In Narragansett, Lally earned 2,131 votes to Trager’s 1,346. The margin was closer in Trager’s home district of South Kingstown, 1,704 to 1,369.

R.I. HOUSE DISTRICT 34

Freshman lawmaker and Democrat Teresa Tanzi earned a second term, thanks to a formidable showing in her home precincts in South Kingstown.

Tanzi beat challenger and Republican Chris Wilkens 1,827 to 882 in South Kingstown, a more than 2-to-1 margin. She also narrowly beat Wilkens in his home precincts in Narragansett, 1,658 to 1,641.

R.I. HOUSE DISTRICT 35

The State House environment will continue to be interesting for Democrat Spencer Dickinson, thanks to his re-election – and Gordon Fox’s, his frequent nemesis.

In South Kingstown – where all three of the voting precincts are –Dickinson beat Haldeman 2,280 to 1,903, about 9 percentage points.

R.I. HOUSE DISTRICT 36

Democrat Donna Walsh won a three-candidate race with Republican Tina Jackson and Independent candidate Kevin W. Prescott by almost 40 percent. Walsh took 4,356 votes, to 1,782 for Jackson and 728 for Prescott.

In South Kingstown, Walsh almost doubled up Jackson’s vote total, 1,016 to 554. Prescott garnered 207 votes. 

U.S. HOUSE DISTRICT 2

Democrat James Langevin earned another term in Congress, although the margin of victory wasn’t as wide as with other members of his party. Langevin received 55.7 percent of the vote statewide, vs. 35 percent for Republican Michael Riley and 9.2 percent for Independent candidate Abel Collins.

Collins, a Matunuck resident, received 21.5 percent of the vote in South Kingstown. However, even with this split of the vote, Langevin still won the town with 46.5 percent, as Riley only took 32 percent.

In Narragansett, Langevin took 45.9 percent, edging out Riley’s 41.4 percent. Collins finished with 12.6 percent.

U.S. SENATE

Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse easily won re-election against Republican Barry Hinckley, both in state results and in local towns. Whitehouse won by 30 points, with 64.9 percent of the vote in Rhode Island.

Whitehouse took Narragansett with 58.2 percent. The tally was 63.3 percent in South Kingstown.

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

Mirroring state results, in both towns President Barack Obama easily won against Mitt Romney. With 95 percent of precincts reporting, Obama received 62.9 percent of the vote in Rhode Island en route to a second term.

In Narragansett, Obama received 56.6 percent of the vote. Obama received 62.9 percent of the vote in South Kingstown, which generally came out stronger for Democrats than Narragansett.

BALLOT QUESTIONS

In both towns, all of the ballot questions passed, although an initiative for table games in Newport failed in that city, making the question moot statewide.

The closest questions were No. 9 and No. 10 for Narragansett.

Question 9 gives wider latitude to the town council to organize town departments and agencies. It passed by a slim margin of 82 votes, 3,111 to 3,029.

Question 10 allows the town council to appoint two alternates to the Board of Canvassers. It passed by 230 votes, 3,163 to 2,933.

OTHER ARTICLES

• Our election night live blog, if you want to re-live the fun!
• Barack Obama Re-Elected President
• Barack Obama Wins Rhode Island
• Rhode Island Election Results 2012
• Ballots for NKHS Delivered to SK

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