The 2024 Rhode Island State Senate elections took place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. The primary election was held on Tuesday, September 10, 2024. Rhode Island voters elected state senators in all 38 seats of the Senate to serve two-year terms.
The election coincided with United States national elections and Rhode Island state elections, including U.S. President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and Rhode Island House.
Following the previous election in 2022, Democrats held a 33-to-5-seat supermajority over Republicans. However, Democrat Frank Lombardo died on February 21, 2024, and Democrat Sandra Cano resigned on September 12, 2024. Therefore, going into the election, Democrats held a supermajority of 31 seats compared to the five seats held by Republicans.
Retirements Three incumbents did not seek re-election.
Democrats District 20: Roger Picard is retiring. District 26: Frank Lombardi is retiring. District 28: Joshua Miller is retiring.
Death and resignation Two seats were left vacant on the day of the general election due to death and resignation in 2024.
Democrats District 8: Sandra Cano resigned September 12 to take a job with the Small Business Administration. District 25: Frank Lombardo died February 21 from bladder cancer.
Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal Ball | October 23, 2024
2023 special election (first district) Special Election Sources:
!colspan="5"|Democratic Party Primary Results
!colspan="5"|Republican Party Primary Results
Summary Party Candidates Votes % Seats Before Won +/– Democratic 37 315,596 72.82% 33 34 1 Republican 15 98,031 22.62% 5 4 1 Independents 2 8,940 2.06% 0 0 Write-ins 10,831 2.50% — 0 Total 433,398 100% 38
Results by State Senate district Italics denote an open seat held by the incumbent party; bold text denotes a gain for a party.
Senate districtIncumbent PartyElected Senator Party 1 Jake Bissaillon Dem Jake Bissaillon Dem 2 Ana Quezada Dem Ana Quezada Dem 3 Sam Zurier Dem Sam Zurier Dem 4 Dominick Ruggerio Dem Dominick Ruggerio Dem 5 Sam Bell Dem Sam Bell Dem 6 Tiara Mack Dem Tiara Mack Dem 7 Frank Ciccone Dem Frank Ciccone Dem 8Vacant Lori Urso Dem 9 John Burke Dem John Burke Dem 10 Walter Felag Dem Walter Felag Dem 11 Linda Ujifusa Dem Linda Ujifusa Dem 12 Louis DiPalma Dem Louis DiPalma Dem 13 Dawn Euer Dem Dawn Euer Dem 14 Valarie Lawson Dem Valarie Lawson Dem 15 Meghan Kallman Dem Meghan Kallman Dem 16 Jonathon Acosta Dem Jonathon Acosta Dem 17 Thomas Paolino Rep Thomas Paolino Rep 18 Robert Britto Dem Robert Britto Dem 19 Ryan W. Pearson Dem Ryan W. Pearson Dem 20 Roger Picard Dem Brian Thompson Dem 21 Gordon Rogers Rep Gordon Rogers Rep 22 David Tikoian Dem David Tikoian Dem 23 Jessica de la Cruz Rep Jessica de la Cruz Rep 24 Melissa Murray Dem Melissa Murray Dem 25Vacant Andrew Dimitri Dem 26 Frank Lombardi Dem Todd Patalano Dem 27 Hanna Gallo Dem Hanna Gallo Dem 28 Joshua Miller Dem Lammis Vargas Dem 29 Anthony DeLuca Rep Peter Appollonio Jr. Dem 30 Mark McKenney Dem Mark McKenney Dem 31 Matthew LaMountain Dem Matthew LaMountain Dem 32 Pamela J. Lauria Dem Pamela J. Lauria Dem 33 Leonidas Raptakis Dem Leonidas Raptakis Dem 34 Elaine J. Morgan Rep Elaine J. Morgan Rep 35 Bridget Valverde Dem Bridget Valverde Dem 36 Alana DiMario Dem Alana DiMario Dem 37 V. Susan Sosnowski Dem V. Susan Sosnowski Dem 38 Victoria Gu Dem Victoria Gu Dem
Detailed results by Senate district Sources for election results:
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See also 2024 United States elections 2024 United States presidential election in Rhode Island 2024 United States Senate election in Rhode Island 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island 2024 Rhode Island House of Representatives election 2022 Rhode Island Senate election Rhode Island Senate
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References
External links State Senate Election at Ballotpedia
(State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)