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2008 General Election
Newport
Final results: Updated November 17, 2008 09:59 AM
14 of 14 precincts reporting (100%)
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS FOR: President and Vice President
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Barack OBAMA (DEM) | 6989 | 67.5% |
| John McCAIN (REP) | 3215 | 31.0% |
| Ralph NADER (Ind) | 85 | 0.8% |
| Bob BARR (LIB) | 26 | 0.3% |
| Cynthia McKINNEY (GRN) | 24 | 0.2% |
| Chuck BALDWIN (CON) | 16 | 0.2% |
| Gloria La RIVA (SL) | 2 | 0.0% |
SENATOR IN CONGRESS
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| John F. REED (DEM) | 7182 | 76.0% |
| Robert G. TINGLE (REP) | 2267 | 24.0% |
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS DISTRICT 1
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick J. KENNEDY (DEM) | 6581 | 69.4% |
| Jonathan P. SCOTT (REP) | 2375 | 25.1% |
| Kenneth A. CAPALBO (Ind) | 522 | 5.5% |
SENATOR IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 12
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Louis P. DiPALMA (DEM) | 797 | 55.2% |
| June N. GIBBS (REP) | 647 | 44.8% |
SENATOR IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 13
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| M. Teresa PAIVA-WEED (DEM) | 5297 | 66.7% |
| Donna J. PERRY (REP) | 2650 | 33.3% |
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 72
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Amy G. RICE (DEM) | 208 | 59.8% |
| Daniel Patrick REILLY (REP) | 140 | 40.2% |
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 73
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| J. Russell JACKSON (DEM) | 3113 | 100.0% |
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 75
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Peter F. MARTIN (DEM) | 2823 | 54.7% |
| Steven J. COATY (REP) | 2336 | 45.3% |
NON-PARTISAN COUNCIL-AT-LARGE CITY OF NEWPORT
4 to elect
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Jeanne Marie NAPOLITANO | 5817 | 20.9% |
| Stephen R. COYNE | 5214 | 18.8% |
| Mary C. CONNOLLY | 4759 | 17.1% |
| Stephen C. WALUK | 4509 | 16.2% |
| Marvin L. ABNEY | 4177 | 15.0% |
| Herbert B. ARMSTRONG | 3328 | 12.0% |
NON-PARTISAN COUNCIL NEWPORT WARD 1
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Y. DUNCAN | 1787 | 100.0% |
NON-PARTISAN COUNCIL NEWPORT WARD 2
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Justin S. McLAUGHLIN | 2306 | 100.0% |
NON-PARTISAN COUNCIL NEWPORT WARD 3
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Kathryn LEONARD | 1639 | 58.7% |
| James A. DRING | 1152 | 41.3% |
NON-PARTISAN SCHOOL COMMITTEE CITY OF NEWPORT
7 to elect
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Jo Eva GAINES | 5055 | 11.4% |
| Charles P. SHOEMAKER, JR. | 4741 | 10.7% |
| Sandra J. FLOWERS | 4478 | 10.1% |
| Patrick K. KELLEY | 4368 | 9.8% |
| Rebecca BOLAN | 3912 | 8.8% |
| Robert J. LEARY | 3733 | 8.4% |
| Hugo J. DeASCENTIS | 3624 | 8.2% |
| David C. HANOS, JR. | 3505 | 7.9% |
| Thomas S. PHELAN | 3170 | 7.1% |
| Lynn U. CEGLIE | 3100 | 7.0% |
| Jacob CYKERT | 2666 | 6.0% |
| Robert Thomas OLIVEIRA | 2093 | 4.7% |
STATE QUESTION 1 - TRANSPORTATION
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVE | 7544 | 83.6% |
| REJECT | 1476 | 16.4% |
STATE QUESTION 2 - OPEN SPACE
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVE | 7113 | 79.0% |
| REJECT | 1896 | 21.0% |
QUESTION 3 - CITY OF NEWPORT
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVE | 7005 | 82.3% |
| REJECT | 1510 | 17.7% |
QUESTION 4 - CITY OF NEWPORT
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVE | 4454 | 52.7% |
| REJECT | 3991 | 47.3% |
QUESTION 5 - CITY OF NEWPORT
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVE | 6307 | 78.0% |
| REJECT | 1774 | 22.0% |
QUESTION 6 - CITY OF NEWPORT
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVE | 6276 | 79.0% |
| REJECT | 1666 | 21.0% |
QUESTION 7 - CITY OF NEWPORT
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVE | 7170 | 87.5% |
| REJECT | 1020 | 12.5% |
QUESTION 8 - CITY OF NEWPORT
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVE | 6721 | 84.0% |
| REJECT | 1278 | 16.0% |
QUESTION 9 - CITY OF NEWPORT
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVE | 6590 | 82.6% |
| REJECT | 1388 | 17.4% |
QUESTION 10 - CITY OF NEWPORT
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVE | 5818 | 74.4% |
| REJECT | 2000 | 25.6% |
QUESTION 11 - CITY OF NEWPORT
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVE | 5150 | 67.1% |
| REJECT | 2530 | 32.9% |
QUESTION 12 - CITY OF NEWPORT
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVE | 6180 | 79.5% |
| REJECT | 1594 | 20.5% |
QUESTION 13 - CITY OF NEWPORT
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVE | 5331 | 69.2% |
| REJECT | 2374 | 30.8% |
QUESTION 14 - CITY OF NEWPORT
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVE | 5395 | 68.0% |
| REJECT | 2541 | 32.0% |
QUESTION 15 - CITY OF NEWPORT
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVE | 4086 | 50.3% |
| REJECT | 4030 | 49.7% |
QUESTION 16 - CITY OF NEWPORT
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVE | 7023 | 86.4% |
| REJECT | 1105 | 13.6% |
QUESTION 17 - CITY OF NEWPORT
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVE | 7085 | 87.5% |
| REJECT | 1009 | 12.5% |
QUESTION 18 - CITY OF NEWPORT
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVE | 7022 | 87.4% |
| REJECT | 1009 | 12.6% |
QUESTION 19 - CITY OF NEWPORT
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVE | 6048 | 76.0% |
| REJECT | 1913 | 24.0% |
QUESTION 20 - CITY OF NEWPORT
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVE | 6927 | 86.4% |
| REJECT | 1094 | 13.6% |
QUESTION 21 - CITY OF NEWPORT
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVE | 6776 | 87.6% |
| REJECT | 960 | 12.4% |
QUESTION 22 - CITY OF NEWPORT
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVE | 6482 | 86.2% |
| REJECT | 1042 | 13.8% |
QUESTION 23 - CITY OF NEWPORT
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVE | 5321 | 77.5% |
| REJECT | 1544 | 22.5% |
QUESTION 24 - CITY OF NEWPORT
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVE | 5393 | 79.3% |
| REJECT | 1409 | 20.7% |
QUESTION 25 - CITY OF NEWPORT
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVE | 5320 | 78.4% |
| REJECT | 1470 | 21.6% |
Vote totals statewide and for each town include results from limited precincts.