How Portsmouth Voted In The March 2 Special Election

PORTSMOUTH, RI — Rhode Island voters went to the polls Tuesday to cast their ballots concerning seven statewide budget questions. All seven questions were approved.

Here in Portsmouth, voters followed the statewide trend by approving all seven questions. A breakdown of votes by question and type is listed below.

Question One

$107.3 million for higher education, including $57.3 million for a fine arts center at URI, $38 million for the Clarke Science Building at RIC and $12 million to renovate CCRI's campuses.

Approve

• 1,294 votes
• 51.1 percent

Reject

• 1,236 votes
• 48.9 percent

Question Two

$74 million for environment and recreational projects, a total of $10 million over the governor's original proposal.

Approve

• 1,762 votes
• 69.7 percent

Reject

• 767 votes
• 30.3 percent

Question Three

$65 million for affordable housing, an increase of $40 million over the original proposal, included in the amendment offered by the governor in July.

Approve

• 1,524 votes
• 60.4 percent

Reject

• 1,000 votes
• 39.4 percent

Question Four

$71.7 million for transportation initiatives.

Approve

• 2,028 votes
• 80.1 percent

Reject

• 505 votes
• 19.9 percent

Question Five

$15 million for early childhood care and the educational capital fund.

Approve

• 1,530 votes
• 60.6 percent

Reject

• 995 votes
• 39.4 percent

Question Six

$7 million for arts and cultural infrastructure, including $6 million for the cultural arts and economy grant program, and $1 million for the state preservation grants program.

Approve

• 1,374 votes
• 54.2 percent

Reject

• 1,161 votes
• 45.8 percent

Question Seven

$60 million for commerce infrastructure, including $20 million for the Port of Davisville at Quonset and $40 million for industrial site development.

Approve

• 1,357 votes
• 53.6 percent

Reject

• 1,175 votes
• 46.4 percent