Narragansett Primary Results 2020: Mail Ballots Results Are In

NARRAGANSETT, RI — The results are in for Rhode Island's primary election, including thousands of mail- ballots not included in the initial results on Tuesday night. The top 10 Town Council candidates in Narragansett will move forward to the November general election, which includes all four Democratic incumbents.

On election night, the Rhode Island Board of Elections posted unofficial results based on in-person ballots cast at the polls. Thursday evening, the department updated results to include mail ballot counts. Narragansett's results are available online, with vote counts broken down by mail, in-person and emergency ballots.

Incumbent Jesse Pugh led the pack, garnering 13.8 percent of the vote. The top 10 candidates move on to the general election Nov. 3.

Results are listed below, with incumbents marked with (i) and the top 10 candidates are marked in bold. Results from the Board of Elections were considered unofficial as of Thursday night, and represent 100 percent of the town's precincts.

• Jesse Pugh (i) — 1,843 votes, 13.8%
• Susan P. Cicilline Buonanno — 1,695 votes, 12.7%
• Patrick W. Murray (i) — 1,198 votes, 9%
• Ewa M. Dzwierzynski — 1,037 votes, 7.8%
• Deborah A. Kopech — 851 votes, 6.4%
• Laurie A. Kelly — 802 votes, 6%
• Jill A. Lawler (i) — 723 votes, 5.4%
• Richard M. Lema (i) — 686 votes, 5.1%
• Winters B. Hames, III — 683 votes, 5.1%
• Steven B. Belaus — 679 votes, 5.1%
• Michael J. Millen Jr. — 665 votes, 5%
• David K. Avedisian — 655 votes, 4.9%
• Joseph Robenhymer — 644 votes, 4.8%
• Steven J. Ferrandi— 559 votes, 4.2%
• Meghan E. Murray — 340 votes, 2.5%
• Sara L. Benn — 286 votes, 2.1%

Patch editor Jimmy Bentley contributed to this report.