9 Rhode Island Primary Election Races May Be Heading For A Recount

PROVIDENCE, RI — The Rhode Island Board of Elections will consider recount requests for nine primary election races, the board announced on Thursday.

Most of the races up for consideration come from Providence City Council challengers, including in Ward 3, where Corey Jones lost to Susan Anderbois by just 15 votes in the race to replace mayoral candidate Nirva LaFortune. However, three State House races will also be up for consideration when the board gets together on Monday.

According to officials, the board will meet on Monday at 9:30 a.m. to consider requests for a recount. For those that are approved for recounts, the votes will be counted again on Monday. The board will then reconvene on Tuesday to certify the final primary election results.

Here are the nine races, and where the vote count stands as of Sept. 15:

Senate District 29

• Jennifer Rourke — 1,542
• Michael Carreiro — 1,310

Representative District 57

• Brandon Voas — 656
• James McLaughlin — 622

Representative District 58

• Cherie Cruz — 346
• George Hovarth — 309
• Maribel Echeverry McLaughlin — 299
• Matthew Carvalho — 88

Providence City Council Ward 3

• Susan R. Anderbois — 1,220
• Corey D. Jones — 1,205
• Bradly VanDerStad — 263

Providence City Council Ward 4

• Joseph A. Casoli — 517
• Justin M. Roias — 562

Providence City Council Ward 10

• Pedro Espinal (incumbent) — 631
• Natalia D. Rosa Sosa — 597

Providence City Council Ward 12

• Joseph F. Cornwall — 183
• Belen Florez — 254
• Althea A. Graves — 274

Providence City Council Ward 14

• Patrick Griffin — 268
• Shelley Peterson — 445
• Andrew R. Poyant — 409

Providence City Council Ward 15

• Oscar Vargas (incumbent) — 428
• Santos Javier — 414