The Green Papers: Off Year Election 2001
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Governor Term limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, Current Governors | |||||
Republican | Governor Lincoln C. Almond First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998 Chair up for election: Tuesday, November 5, 2002. 14 April 2001: Governor Lincoln Almond is considering running in 2002 for the House seat currently held by Patrick Kennedy. (The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor). | ||||
Senate 6-year term, Current Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Class 1 | Republican | Senator Lincoln D. Chafee Appointed by Governor Lincoln C. Almond (Republican) on 2 November 1999, to fill vacancy caused by the death of Senator John H. Chafee (Republican): 24 October 1999; elected to first full term 2000 Seat up for election: Tuesday, November 7, 2006. | |||
Class 2 | Democrat | Senator John F. "Jack" Reed First elected: 1996 Seat up for election: Tuesday, November 5, 2002. | |||
House of Representatives 2 year term, Current House | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Democrats | |||||
CD 1 | Democrat | Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy Seat up for election: Tuesday, November 5, 2002. | |||
Democrat | (pending) 9 June 2001: Michael Battles, 31, of Newport has filed papers with the FEC. | ||||
Republican | (pending) Possible candidates: David Rogers, Governor Lincoln Almond, Human Servides Director Christine Ferguson. | ||||
CD 2 | Democrat | Congressman James R. Langevin Seat up for election: Tuesday, November 5, 2002. |
Congressional District | |||
Rhode Island has 5 Counties and 2 Congressional Districts; 4 counties are wholly within a congressional and only one county is split between the two congressional districts.
The City of Providence (part of Providence County) is divided between CDs 1 and 2. |