PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, USA (AP) — the Democratic Governor of Rhode Island won on Wednesday the nomination of his party for re-election after overcoming energetic candidate with little financiacio n, and the Mayor of the second city in the State won the Republican primary and revert to a baton in the November election. The Governor Gina Raimondo overcame the leftist candidacy headed by the former Secretary of Estado Matt Brown. On the Republican side, the Mayor of Cranston, Allan Fung, overcame Patricia Morgan, a State legislator. Fung was 4.5 points of Raimondo in a three-way shootout four years ago.
Rhode Island voters also elected nominees to the Senate and to the United States House of representatives, as well as to the post of Lieutenant Governor and other charges in a bizarre vote. About 145,000 people participated in the primaries, almost 20% of the electorate, according to the State Electoral Board. The participation in the elections prior to the election of half of the legislature has remained around this level.
Is waiting for the winners in the race to Governor return to fight a fight trialogue on 6 November. The Republican exlegislador Joe Trillo, who headed the presidential campaign of Donald Trump in the State in 2016, will be presented as independent.
Voting to jobs in Congress, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and Republican Congressman David Cicilline won his primary with ease. Congressman Jim Langevin had no rival in the Democratic primary. In this note: United States Rhode Island Republican primary Gina Raimondo
