Election Results: RI Speaker Upset In Heated District 15 Race

PROVIDENCE, RI — In what will likely be the upset of election night 2020 in Rhode Island, The Associated Press declared Republican Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung the projected winner of the hotly contested state representative race in Cranston's District 15, unseating current House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello.

The Rhode Island Board of Elections posted partial mail ballot results just after 1 a.m. Breakdowns for posted races are available online.

"The victory is sure to trigger a power struggle in the Democratic-controlled state Legislature, where Mattiello had faced a number of recent controversies," The Associated Press wrote. "The Cranston district had backed Trump for president in 2016, and in 2018, Mattiello defeated his GOP opponent by just 329 votes."

The latest results of key state House races are listed below. Results will be updated below as they as posted by the Rhode Island Board of Elections. Current leaders are denoted in italics.

House of Representatives

District 15: 100 percent of precincts reported

• Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung (R): 2525 votes, 65.4%
• Nicholas A. Mattiello (D): 1327 votes, 34.4%
• Write-in: 10 votes, 0.3%

District 16: 100 percent of precincts reported

• Maryann Lancia (R): 1980 votes, 58.4%
• Brandon Potter (D): 1398 votes, 41.3%
• Write-in: 10 votes, 0.3%

District 19: 100 percent of precincts reported

• Joseph McNamara (D): 2368 votes, 55.4%
• Patrick E. Maloney, Jr. (R): 1892 votes, 44.3%
• Write-in: 14 votes, 0.3%

District 26: 100 percent of precincts reported

• Patricia Morgan (R): 1842 votes, 64.5%
• James Jackson (D): 1004 votes, 35.2%
• Write-in: 8 votes, 0.3%

District 28: 57 percent of precincts reported

• George A. Nardone (R): 1196 votes, 69.2%
• Scott J. Guthrie (D): 527 votes. 30.5%
• Write-in: 5 votes, 0.3%

District 40: 83 percent of precincts reported

• Michael W. Chippendale (R): 2383 votes, 79.7%
• Linda A. Nichols (D): 607 votes, 20.3%
• Write-in: 1 vote, 0%

District 41: 100 percent of precincts reported

• Robert J. Quattrocchi (R): 3190 votes, 77.0%
• Pamela Carosi (D): 946 votes, 22.8%
• Write-in: 6 votes, 0.1%

District 42: 100 percent of precincts reported

• Frank T. Ricci (R): 1858 votes, 61.6%
• Edward T. Cardillo, Jr. (D): 1151 votes, 38.2%
• Write-in: 8 votes, 0.3%

District 68: 80 percent of precincts reported

• June S. Speakman (D): 843 votes, 46.8%
• William J. Hunt, Jr. (libertarian): 946 votes, 52.5%
• Write-in: 12 votes, 0.7%

District 69: 100 percent of precincts reported

• Ann L. Costa (R): 1194 votes, 59.0%
• Susan R. Donovan (D): 824 votes, 40.7%
• Write-in: 7 votes, 0.3%

District 70: 83 percent of precincts reported

• Christopher M. Borden (R): 1023 votes, 54.8%
• John G. Edwards (D): 839 votes, 44.9%
• Write-in: 5 votes, 0.3%

District 71: 100 percent of precincts reported

• Amy E. Veri (R): 1690 votes, 46.5%
• Michelle E. McGaw (D): 1711 votes, 47.1%
• Nathan Joseph Melvin (I): 226 votes, 6.2%
• Write-in: 9 votes, 0.5%

District 72: 100 percent of precincts reported

• Kenneth J. Mendonca (R): 2447 votes, 51.6%
• Terri-Denise Cortvriend (D): 2289 votes, 48.3%
• Write-in: 2 votes, 0%

District 75: 80 percent of precincts reported

• Patrick J. Donovan (R): 534 votes, 49.1%
• Lauren H. Carson (D): 550 votes, 50.6%
• Write-in: 4 votes, 0.4%

Senate

District 10: 100 percent of precincts reported

• Mark W. Smiley (R): 2751 votes, 46.7%
• Walter S. Felag, Jr. (D): 3123 votes, 53.1%
• Write-in: 12 votes, 0.2%

District 26: 100 percent of precincts reported

• Anthony Fagundes, Sr. (R): 3186 votes, 47.0%
• Frank S. Lombardi (D): 3,563 votes, 52.6%
• Write-in: 23 votes, 0.3%

District 27: 100 percent of precincts reported

• Pat V. Cortellessa (R): 3407 votes, 51.8%
• Hanna M. Gallo (D): 2750 votes, 41.8%
• Jonathan J. Keith (I): 404 votes, 6.1%
• Write-in: 11 votes, 0.2%

District 28: 91 percent of precincts reported

• Joshua Miller (D): 2290 votes, 59.0%
• Robert Schattle (I): 1564 votes, 40.3%
• Write-in: 28 votes, 0.7%

District 35: 100 percent of precincts reported

• Charles P. Callanan (R): 5156 votes, 55.4%
• Bridget G. Valverde (D): 4131 votes, 44.4%
• Write-in: 14 votes, 0.2%

District 36: 100 percent of precincts reported

• Doreen M. Costa (R): 2975 votes, 50.0%
• Alana DiMario (D): 2138 votes, 35.9%
• Matthew M. Mannix (I): 827 votes, 13.9%
• Write-in: 9 votes, 0.2%

District 37: 100 percent of precincts reported

• David A. Tacey (R): 3435 votes, 39.9%
• Virginia S. Sosnowski (D): 5153 votes, 59.8%
• Write-in: 27 votes, 0.3%