Politics & Government
Woonsocket Election Results In Biden, Trump Race.
Woonsocket's unofficial results from the November 3 election are in.
WOONSOCKET, RI—Unofficial results from the November 3 election in Woonsocket are in, with the majority of voters showing support for Joe Biden's campaign and voting in favor of passing the statewide ballot question, though the majority was slight in both cases.
The passing of Question 1 in Rhode Island means the official name of the state will change, dropping "Providence Plantations" from its title.
According to Rhode Island Secretary of State Nellie M. Gorbea, voters in Rhode Island overwhelmingly chose to vote by mail, with 83 percent sending mail-in ballots compared the the nine percent of voters who voted by mail in the 2016 general election.
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Voters in Woonsocket were choosing sides in the presidential race, a U.S. House race, a U.S. Senate race, a state General Assembly race, a local mayoral and City Council race, and one statewide ballot question.
Here is how Woonsocket voted in the November 3 election:
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President and Vice President
- Biden and Harris: 7,038
- Trump and Pence: 6,137
- Jorgensen and Cohen: 148
U.S. Senate
- John F. Reed: 7,606
- Allen R. Waters: 4,606
U.S. House, District 1
- David N. Cicilline: 7,785
- Jeffrey Edward Lemire: 2,317
- Frederick Wysocki: 2,027
Senator in General Assembly District 20
- Roger A. Picard: 4,739
- Write-in: 158
Senator in General Assembly District 24
- Melissa A. Murray: 5,176
- Write-in: 239
Representative in General Assembly District 49
- Steven J. Lima: 2,070
- Vincent J. Bono: 1,184
Representative in General Assembly District 50
- Stephen M. Casey: 3,617
- Write-in: 157
Representative in General Assembly District 51
- Robert D. Phillips: 3,469
- Write-in: 124
Woonsocket Non-Partisan Mayor
- Lisa Baldelli-Hunt: 7,286
- Jon D. Brien: 5,378
Woonsocket Non-Partisan City Council (7 to elect)
- Valerie Gonzalez: 5,375
- John F. Ward: 5,311
- David M. Soucy: 5,075
- James C. Cournoyer: 4,960
- Daniel M. Gendron: 4,757
- Denise D. Sierra: 4,584
- Roger G. Jalette, Sr.: 4,366
- Garrett S. Mancieri: 3,998
- Marlene B. Guay: 3,795
- Margaux S. Morisseau: 3,747
- Alexander G. Kithes: 3,727
- Charmaine Webster: 3,602
- Vaughan G. Miller: 2,667
- Michael Disney: 1,663
Woonsocket Non-Partisan School Committee (5 to elect)
- Paul A. Bourget: 6,889
- Amie L. Costa: 6,609
- Lynn B. Kapiskas: 6,348
- Donald G. Burke: 6,016
- Alan M. LeClaire: 5,630
Question 1: Changing the Official Name of the State
- Yes: 5,625
- No: 5,458
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