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2022 Rhode Island Secretary of State election

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2022 Rhode Island Secretary of State election

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Nominee Gregg Amore Pat Cortellessa
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 208,981 141,457
Percentage 59.5% 40.3%

Amore:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Cortellessa:      50–60%

Secretary of State before election

Nellie Gorbea
Democratic

Elected Secretary of State

Gregg Amore
Democratic

The 2022 Rhode Island Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the next secretary of state of Rhode Island. Incumbent Democrat Nellie Gorbea was term-limited and could not seek re-election.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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  • Stephanie Beauté, insurance software executive[2]

Did not appear on ballot

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  • Anthony N. B. Tamba, realtor[3]

Declined

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Endorsements

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Forum

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2022 Rhode Island Secretary of State democratic primary candidate forum
No. Date Host Moderator Link Democratic Democratic
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Gregg Amore Stephanie Beauté
1 Aug. 30, 2022 Rochambeau Library-
Providence Community Library
YouTube P P

Results

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Democratic primary results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gregg Amore 65,276 64.27%
Democratic Stephanie Beauté 36,283 35.73%
Total votes 101,559 100.0%

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Results

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Republican primary results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Pat Cortellessa 18,306 100.0%
Total votes 18,306 100.0%

General election

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Debate

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2022 Rhode Island Secretary of State debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Democratic Republican
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Peter Neronha Charles Calenda
1[10] North Kingstown
High School
YouTube P P

Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[11] Safe D December 1, 2021
Elections Daily[12] Safe D November 7, 2022

Results

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2022 Rhode Island Secretary of State election[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Gregg Amore 208,981 59.54% −7.82%
Republican Pat Cortellessa 141,457 40.31% +7.81%
Write-in 527 0.15% +0.01%
Total votes 350,965 100.0%
Democratic hold

By congressional district

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Amore won both congressional districts.[14]

District Amore Cortellessa Representative
1st 64% 36% David Cicilline
2nd 56% 44% James Langevin (117th Congress)
Seth Magaziner (118th Congress)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Rep. Gregg Amore kicks off campaign for RI secretary of state". September 16, 2021. Archived from the original on November 22, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "Secretary of state race: Stephanie Beauté campaign promises to fight 'voter suppression'".
  3. ^ "RI Campaign Finance Filing" (PDF). May 3, 2022.
  4. ^ "Amore plans to announce run for RI secretary of state next month". August 17, 2021. Archived from the original on November 22, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  5. ^ Bentley, Jimmy (June 27, 2022). "Liz Tanner Names Rhode Island's Next Secretary of Commerce". Patch. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  6. ^ Nesi, Ted (June 26, 2022). "McKee wins RI Dem Party endorsement". Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  7. ^ "RI AFL-CIO Executive Board unanimously endorses Gregg Amore for Secretary of State". June 6, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Primary results". Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  9. ^ "Rhode Island political news: June 2022". The Boston Globe. June 8, 2022.
  10. ^ Pezanko, Charles (November 3, 2022). "Candidates Day At North Kingstown High School". North Kingstown High School. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  11. ^ "Secretary of State Races: More Important Than Ever in 2022, and More Complicated, Too". Sabato's Crystal Ball. December 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  12. ^ Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  13. ^ "2022 General Election - Secretary of State". Rhode Island Board of Elections.
  14. ^ "RI 2022 Statewide Races by CD".
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Official campaign websites