Newport Primary Results 2020: Mail Ballots Results Are In

NEWPORT, 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 eight at-large city council candidates in Newport will move forward to the general election in November.

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. Newport's results are available online, with vote counts broken down by mail, in-person and emergency ballots.

Current Mayor Jamie Bova garnered the most support in the race with 14.5 percent of the vote. The top eight of the 12 candidates will move on to the general election in November. Ward 3 voters, meanwhile, were asked to choose two of three candidates to move on to the general election.

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

City Council at-large

• Jamie P. Bova — 1,502 votes, 14.5%
• Jeanne-Marie Napolitano — 1,209 votes, 11.7%
• Susan D. Taylor — 1,172 votes, 11.3%
• Lynn Underwood Ceglie — 1,101, 10.6%
• Justin S. McLaughlin — 926 votes, 8.9%
• Kevin Michaud — 918 votes, 8.9%
• Elizabeth Fuerte — 817 votes, 7.9%
• Elizabeth Evans Cullen — 699 votes, 6.7%
• William E. Kimes — 640 votes, 6.2%
• Meagan E. Landry — 621 votes, 6%
• Olga H. Enger — 464 votes, 4.5%
• Derek W. Grinkin — 287 votes, 2.8%

Ward 3

• Paul E. Marshall — 634 votes, 55.9%
• Kathryn E. Leonard — 442 votes, 39%
• Rachel S. Hussey — 58 votes, 5.1%

Patch editor Alex Newman contributed to this report.