2022 Rhode Island House of Representatives election

2022 Rhode Island House of Representatives election

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All 75 seats in the Rhode Island House of Representatives
38 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Joe Shekarchi Michael Chippendale Jon D. Brien
Party Democratic Republican Independent
Leader since January 5, 2021 June 23, 2022 January 3, 2023
Leader's seat 23rd 40th 49th
Seats before 65 10 0
Seats after 65 9 1
Seat change Steady Decrease1 Increase1

Results:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain
     Independent gain

Speaker before election

Joe Shekarchi
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Joe Shekarchi
Democratic

The 2022 Rhode Island House of Representatives elections took place on November 8, 2022.[1] Primary elections were held on September 13, 2022.[2] Rhode Island voters elected state representatives in all 75 seats of the House of Representatives to serve two-year terms.[3]

The election coincided with United States national elections and Rhode Island state elections, including U.S. House, Governor, and Rhode Island Senate.[4][5] Since the previous election in 2020, Democrats held a 65-to-10-seat supermajority over Republicans. Democrats maintained the supermajority in 2022, winning 65 seats. Republicans decreased to nine seats while Jon D. Brien was the sole Independent elected.[6]

These were the first elections in Rhode Island following the 2020 United States redistricting cycle, which resulted in redrawn legislative district boundaries.[7]

  1. ^ "Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2022". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "2022 State Primary Election Dates and Filing Deadlines". National Conference of State Legislatures. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  3. ^ "House of Representatives". Rhode Island General Assembly. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  4. ^ "2022 Statewide Primary". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  5. ^ "2022 General Election". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  6. ^ Lavin, Nancy (May 10, 2024). "A small subset in the General Assembly, Rhode Island mom lawmakers shoulder big demands". Rhode Island Current. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  7. ^ "Redistricting maps: General Assembly approves new Rhode Island political boundaries". Providence Journal. Retrieved June 14, 2024.