Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Mitt Romney continued his march toward a showdown with President Barack Obama, winning Rhode Island's primary Tuesday.
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Tuesday, April 24
Mitt Romney looked certain to continue his march toward a showdown with President Barack Obama, leading Rhode Island in Tuesday’s primary with 63 percent of the statewide vote with 96 percent of districts reporting as of 10:15 p.m., according to Secretary of State Ralph Mollis's election results web page. Locally, Romney won the Warren vote with 64.6 percent (93 total votes). In Bristol, Romney also took the top with 70 percent (254 total votes) The former Massachusetts governor defeated Ron Paul, the closest challenger, who received 18.8 percent of the votes in Warren and 22.3 percent of the votes in Bristol. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich checked in with 2.5 percent in Bristol and 8.3 percent in Warren, while Sen. Rick Santorum, …
Monday, April 23, 2012
Rhode Island holds its Presidential Primary tomorrow, Apr. 24. Here's where to find the info you need if you're voting in Bristol and Warren.
In one of the final contests of the 2012 Presidential race, Rhode Island holds its primary vote tomorrow, Apr. 24. Here's a quick run-down of tomorrow's primary, including where you can find your local polling place: Where do I vote? Rhode Island Secretary of State Ralph Mollis's office mantains a Voter Information Center polling place search web site, where voters can find where to vote. Bristol voters can vote at the following poll locations: To view the 2012 Presidential Primary Ballot, visit the Secretary of State website. What's the deal? A primary is one state's vote for candidates who are running for president, prior to the general election in November. It's also a vote for delegates to their respective parties' conventions, where …
Thursday, January 19, 2012
The Barrington, Warren and Bristol Republican Town Committees are joining to host a signature drive to make sure all GOP Presidential primary candidates get on RI ballot.
The Barrington, Warren and Bristol Republican Town Committees are joining together on Saturday, Jan. 21, to collect signatures on the nomination papers for all Republican Presidential primary candidates in Rhode Island. The signature drive will be held at Perella’s Ristorante, 311 Metacom Ave., Warren. It starts at 6 pm. "We want to make sure all the Republican candidates get on the primary ballot in Rhode Island," said Steve Primiano, chairman of the Barrington Republican Town Committee. "We're trying not be judgmental here." The public is invited. All registered voters -- Republicans, Democrats or Independents -- from Barrington, Warren or Bristol can sign the nomination papers. Each candidate needs 1,000 signatures. "Anyone can sign…
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
While politically inclined RI residents can't vote in Tuesday's N.H. Republican primary, here at Patch, we don't think it's right that our friends up north have all the January fun. We want to know: who would you vote for?
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Tuesday, January 10
While politically inclined RI residents can't vote in Tuesday's N.H. Republican primary, here at Patch, we don't think it's right that our friends up north have all the January fun. We want to know: who would you vote for? The Republican race for a presidential candidate is heating up. The New Hampshire primary is under way and the caucus in Iowa slimmed down the potential Presidential nominations with Michele Bachmann dropping out the race after getting just 5 percent of the vote (6,073 ballots). Mitt Romney took the caucus with a needle-thin win over Rick Santorum, gathering just eight more ballots. Romney had 24.6 percent of the vote (30,015 ballots) with Santorum in a surprising second with 24.5 percent (30,007 ballots). Both Newt …
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