Whitehouse, Morgan Move On To General In U.S. Senate Primaries In RI

RHODE ISLAND — Democratic U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse has won his primary and will square off against Republican primary winner Patricia Morgan in November's general election, according to the Associated Press.

Whitehouse defeated Democratic primary challenger Michael Costa with a lead of 48,358-9,323 votes, according to unofficial election results.

"I work hard every single day on behalf of all Rhode Islanders, and I am honored and grateful to have their overwhelming support today," Whitehouse posted on X, the website formerly known as Twitter. "We are heading into Nov. with a strong Democratic ticket, from VP Harris on down the ballot. If voters here and across the country put their trust in Democrats, we will grow the middle class, protect democracy and leave this planet a better, safer place for our kids and grandkids."

State Rep. and Republican Minority Leader Patricia Morgan defeated Raymond McKay 12,013-6,601, according to unofficial results.

Unofficial results are in for most competitive primary races, including the U.S. Senate and the Rhode Island General Assembly. A few cities also held mayoral race primaries, including Cranston, Pawtucket, and Woonsocket. Those results are in too and can be found below.

Also read:

• Cranston, RI Primary Election Results: Hopkins Leads In Mayoral Race
• Woonsocket Primary Election Results 2024: Ward Leads Mayoral Race.

Unofficial Election Results

U.S. Senate (Democrat)

• Sheldon Whitehouse (incumbent): 48,358
• Michael Costa: 9,323.

U.S. Senate (Republican)

• Patricia Morgan: 12,013
• Raymond T. McKay: 6,601.

State Senate (Democrat)

District 4 (Providence)

• Dominick Ruggerio (incumbent): 1,974
• Leonardo Cioe Jr.: 838

District 14 (East Providence)

• Valarie Lawson (incumbent): 1,536
• Brian Coogan: 501.

District 17 (Lincoln)

• Alexander Azar: 561
• Cameron Deutsch: 627.

District 20 (Woonsocket, Cumberland)

• Denis Collins: 467
• Marian Juskuv: 61
• Brian Thompson: 991.

District 25 (Johnston)

• Richard DelFino: 768
• Andrew Dimitri: 1,569
• Pamela Leary: 357.

District 28 (Cranston)

• Darrell Brown: 754
• Melissa Carden: 449
• John Croke Jr.: 224
• Bernice Morris: 71.
• Lammis Vargas: 766

District 29 (Warwick)

• Peter Appollonio Jr.: 1,004
• Jennifer Rourke.: 640.

District 37 (New Shoreham, South Kingstown)

• V. Susan Sosnowski (incumbent): 1,357
• Anita Jacobson: 796.

There were no contested Republican primaries for Rhode Island State Senate.

State Representative (Democrat)

District 9 (Providence)

• Enrique Sanchez (incumbent): 560
• Santos Javier: 289
• Anastacia Williams: 217.

District 11 (Providence)

• Grace Diaz (incumbent): 620
• Tania Quezada: 388.

District 14 (Cranston)

• Charlene Lima (incumbent): 342
• Giona Picheco: 261

District 16 (Cranston)

• Brandon Potter (incumbent): 690
• Joseph Graziano: 223.

District 37 (Westerly)

• Samuel Azzinaro (incumbent): 814
• Jonathan Daly-Labelle: 445.

District 42 (Johnston)

• Edward Cardillo (incumbent): 501
• Dennis Cardillo Jr.: 219
• Kelsey Coletta: 532.

District 51 (Woonsocket)

• Robert Phillips (incumbent): 481
• Garrett Mancieri: 422.

District 57 (Central Falls)

• Brandon Voas (incumbent): 454
• Phoenix Witt: 199.

District 58 (Pawtucket)

• Cherie Cruz (incumbent): 534
• Elizabeth Moreira: 343.

District 64 (East Providence)

• Jenni Furtado: 588
• Ashley Pereira: 223.

There were no contested Republican primaries for the Rhode Island House of Representatives.

Cranston Mayoral Primary (Republican)

• Ken Hopkins (incumbent): 3,470
• Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung: 2,466.

Woonsocket Mayoral Primary (non-partisan and top two vote-getters move on)

• Christopher Beauchamp (incumbent): 1,197
• John Ward: 1,656
• Keith Harrison: 172.

Pawtucket Mayoral Primary (Democrat)

• Don Grebien (incumbent): 2,852
• Camron Segalla: 1,044.

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