Nearly two-thirds of lawmakers across Rhode Island are not facing a challenger in this year’s election, and the same is true in the capital city. In Providence, only 10 General Assembly positions are contested.

Speaker of the House Chris Blazejewski and an entire half of Providence House Representatives Congressmembers will roll straight into their next term—the other seven districts are competitive. On the state Senate side, only three out of nine seats have more than one candidate.

What is the State Assembly?

The state’s legislative branch is split into two different voting bodies, like at the federal level. There is a Rhode Island House of Representatives and Rhode Island Senate. Officials are elected to represent districts across the state. There are distinct Senate and House districts in Providence. If you are unsure which district you live in, use our Voter Guide to receive an address-specific sample ballot or search your address on the Rhode Island Legislative Districts tool.

Here are all of the contested Providence State Assembly elections this fall.

Contested State Senate Races

District 3

• Peder A. Schaefer (I)
• Samuel D. Zurier* (D)

 

District 5

• Sam Bell* (D)
• William Connell (R)
• Cameron Moquin (D)
• Theodore Newcomer Jr. (D)

 

District 15

• Meghan Kallman* (D)
• Vanessa Lopez (D)

 

Contested State House Races

District 1

• Edith Ajello* (D)
• Michael Garman (D)

 

District 5

• Anthony DeSimone* (D)
• Brittany Kubicek (I)

 

District 7

• Chris Ireland (R)
• Jo-Ann Ryan (D)
• Amy Santiago (D)

 

District 9

• Santos Javier (D)
• Enrique Sanchez* (D)

 

District 12

• Carlos Cedeno (D)
• Arlette Hidalgo (D)

 

District 13

• Ramon A. Perez* (D)
• Derick Reels (R)

 

District 14

• Naiommi Baret (D)
• Charlene Lima* (D)
• Kassielle Ramos (D)

 

Uncontested Races

All State Senate Candidates Up for Election

District 1

• Jacob Bissaillon* (D)

 

District 2

• Ana Quezada* (D)

 

District 4

• Stefano Famiglietti* (D)

 

District 6

• Tiara Mack* (D)

 

District 7

• Frank Ciccone* (D)

 

District 28

• Lammis Vargas* (D)

 

All State Representative Candidates Up for Election

District 2

• Christopher Blazejewski* (D)

 

District 3

• Nathan Biah* (D)

 

District 4

• Rebecca Kislak* (D)

 

District 6

• Raymond Hull* (D)

 

District 8

• John Lombardi* (D)

 

District 10

• Scott Slater* (D)

 

District 11

• Grace Diaz* (D)