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November 4, 2008 Archives


Rep. Bruce Long, GOP incumbent, appears to lose seat

11:48 PM Tue, Nov 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

State Rep. Bruce Long, Republican incumbent from Middletown, tonight appeared to lose his seat to Democrat Deborah L. Ruggiero, according to unofficial results from the......



Photo: The faces of defeat

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By News staff    Email

Journal photo / Bob Breidenbach The R.I. Republican party held a post-election gathering at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse in Providence tonight. The faces of Doreen......



Gibbs, octogenarian incumbent, appears to lose Senate seat

11:40 PM Tue, Nov 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

Incumbent state Sen. June N. Gibbs, the octogenarian Middletown Republican, tonight appeared to lose the seat she's held for 24 years in Senate District 12.......



Voters OK $87-million transportation bond

11:38 PM Tue, Nov 04, 2008 | | Comments (2)
By Mike McKinney    Email

Despite the state's economic woes and its dubious distinction of having the nation's highest unemployment rate, Rhode Islanders today nevertheless overwhelmingly approved borrowing $87 million......



Reed, Kennedy, Langevin will return to Congress

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By News staff    Email

Journal photo / Connie Grosch U.S. Sen. Jack Reed takes the stage at the Rhode Island Democrats' post-electionc gathering at the Providence Biltmore hotel......



Update: Obama wins; Rhode Island voters agree

11:20 PM Tue, Nov 04, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Mike McKinney    Email

Democrat Barack Obama is declared the winner in the race for president, and that national win also reflects a consensus with Rhode Island voters. With......



Sen. Bates holds lead in Senate District 32 race

11:16 PM Tue, Nov 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

Republican incumbent state Sen. David E. Bates holds the lead in tonight's close race with Democratic challenger Lawrence J. Signore in Senate District 32, according......



Donald 'Landslide' Lally appears to win re-election

11:14 PM Tue, Nov 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

He's known humorously as "Landslide Lally" for narrow wins in past elections, and tonight state Rep. Donald J. Lally Jr., Democratic chairman of the House......



Democrat appears to unseat Nicholas Gorham in Assembly

11:10 PM Tue, Nov 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

State Rep. Nicholas Gorham, a Coventry Republican in a Democrat-dominated legislature and an outspoken voice during State House debates, appears to have lost his seat......



Challenger defeats Warwick council incumbent

10:57 PM Tue, Nov 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

By Talia Buford Journal staff writer Challenger Steve Colantuono defeated incumbent Robert Cushman for the Ward 1 City Council seat in Warwick tonight. According to......



Gibbs, octogenarian incumbent, could lose Senate seat

10:45 PM Tue, Nov 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

Incumbent state Sen. June N. Gibbs, the octogenarian Middletown Republican, is in jeopardy tonight of losing the seat she's held for 24 years in Senate......



Fung well ahead of Fogarty in Cranston mayoral race

10:42 PM Tue, Nov 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

Republican Allan W. Fung holds a 7,000-plus vote lead over Democrat Cynthia M. Fogarty in the Cranston mayoral race, according to unofficial returns from most......



R.I. mail ballots won't be counted until tomorrow

10:38 PM Tue, Nov 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

No mail ballots in the state will be counted tonight, said Robert Kando, executive director of the state Board of Elections, because problems at a......



Paiva Weed holds big lead, appears headed to victory

10:30 PM Tue, Nov 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

Senate Majority Leader M. Teresa Paiva Weed, the Democratic incumbent, appears headed to victory with a commanding lead over Republican challenger Donna Perry tonight in......



Mageau, acting Charlestown Council president, loses seat

10:21 PM Tue, Nov 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

Acting Charlestown Council president James M. Mageau, an outspoken figure on one of Rhode Island's most colorful town councils and the council's only incumbent seeking......



Major upset: Montalbano concedes Senate race to O'Neill

10:08 PM Tue, Nov 04, 2008 | | Comments (6)
By Mike McKinney    Email

In a historic upset in Rhode Island politics tonight, powerful Senate President Joseph Montalbano, the 10-term Democratic incumbent, conceded in a speech to supporters in......



Alert: Montalbano, 10-term incumbent, is losing

10:00 PM Tue, Nov 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

A major upset may be on the way in Rhode Island politics tonight as Senate President Joseph Montalbano, the 10-term Democratic incumbent, is losing to......



Rep. Langevin leading GOP challenger Zaccaria

9:48 PM Tue, Nov 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By News staff    Email

In the District 2 congressional race, incumbent Rep. James Langevin is leading his challenger, Mark Zaccaria, by about 2 to 1, with 78 precincts reporting.......



Early results show voters supporting transportation bond

9:48 PM Tue, Nov 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

With 14 voting precincts in, Rhode Islanders tonight are so far showing signs of support for borrowing $87 million through a bond issue for road......



Rhode Island's first precinct in: Obama leads McCain

9:13 PM Tue, Nov 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

It's just one precinct's tallies, but Democrat Barack Obama has begun with a lead over Republican John McCain in the early counting in the presidential......



Reed takes early lead in U.S. Senate race

9:04 PM Tue, Nov 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, the Democratic incumbent, has gained an early lead over Republican challenger Robert G. Tingle in the U.S. Senate election, according to......



Misprinted ballots may delay final tally in Smithfield

8:48 PM Tue, Nov 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

PROVIDENCE -- About 3,000 misprinted Smithfield ballots, which included the name of a council candidate who had dropped out of the race, may delay the......



AP: Mass. voters pick Obama, re-elect Sen. Kerry

8:37 PM Tue, Nov 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By News staff    Email

BOSTON (AP) -- Massachusetts voters picked Democrats Barack Obama for president and Sen. John Kerry for re-election Tuesday amid a projected record-setting turnout, but the......



Waiting for the polls to close in R.I.

8:34 PM Tue, Nov 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By News staff    Email

So, now, we wait. Polls close at 9 p.m. around Rhode Island. The state Board of Elections will be collecting unofficial results from Boards of......



Smithfield: Ballot error may delay vote results

8:13 PM Tue, Nov 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Maria Armental    Email

SMITHFIELD -- New ballots were delivered to Smithfield after election officials realized the ballots that had been distributed early this morning included the name of......



Update: Voting resumes at E. Providence poll

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By Jack Perry    Email

Journal photo / Mary Murphy East Providence police and fire officials wait outside the Grove Avenue Elementary School, which was being used as a......



Update: Expectations of high voter turnout coming true

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By Maria Armental    Email

Journal photo / Bob Thayer The Jefferson family of Cranston asked a passerby to take a photo on "this historic occasion" when the children......



It's a high-scoring election at the Dunk'

7:01 PM Tue, Nov 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By News staff    Email

By Philip Marcelo Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- At the Dunkin' Donuts Center in downtown Providence, the city opened a special polling location for city......



Long campaigns over, R.I. politicos plan to party

5:49 PM Tue, Nov 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

Today's about which of the two big political parties come out the winner at the voting booth. Tonight is just about political partying. The Rhode......



Photos: Still stumping for votes in N. Providence

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By Jack Perry    Email

Journal photos/ Steve Szydlowski The candidates in Senate District 17, representing Lincoln, Pawtucket and North Providence, were out greeting voters today. The photograph on......



Two Newport families displaced by fire this morning

3:33 PM Tue, Nov 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Maria Armental    Email

NEWPORT -- Two families were displaced this morning by a fire in their apartment complex. Police responded to 39 Parkholm St. at about 9:55 a.m.,......



Boy, 6, and man, 19, shot on Providence street

1:43 PM Tue, Nov 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Maria Armental    Email

PROVIDENCE -- A Providence man and a young boy were hospitalized after a shooting last night in the city's Hartford Park Public Housing Project. Providence......



Voters line up early in Massachusetts; popcorn anyone?

1:09 PM Tue, Nov 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

BOSTON (AP) -- Lines snaked through parking lots, around buildings and down sidewalks early today as Massachusetts voters came out early to decide a historic......



Update: R.I. Guard unit returning home today

11:34 AM Tue, Nov 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

Twenty-six members of a Rhode Island Air National Guard unit are returning home today after a six-month deployment in Iraq. The 143rd Civil Engineering Squadron......



Will battleground Virginia tilt to the Democrats?

11:21 AM Tue, Nov 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

By John Mulligan Journal Washington bureau McLEAN, Va. - Citizens of Northern Virginia rose before the sun this morning to converge in large numbers on......



Early turnout strong in Pawtucket

10:37 AM Tue, Nov 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

Waiting a while paid off for voters this morning in Pawtucket's Oak Hill neighborhood. At about 10 a.m. there was no wait in Precinct 2611,......



Some problems with voting machines in Cranston

8:31 AM Tue, Nov 04, 2008 | | Comments (2)
By Maria Armental    Email

CRANSTON -- At least four voting machines in various locations in Cranston, including Cranston's Garden City School, failed early this morning, Board of Canvassers officials......



Photo: Lining up to vote in Cranston

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By Jack Perry    Email

Journal photo/ Mary Murphy More than 70 voters were in line by the time the polls to opened at 7 this morning at the......



Get some freebies on Election Day

8:07 AM Tue, Nov 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Maria Armental    Email

PROVIDENCE -- It may not compare to Black Friday discounts, but the Election Day stuff comes for FREE. All you have to do is ask......



Election Day: Time to vote

7:12 AM Tue, Nov 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Maria Armental    Email

PROVIDENCE -- It's Election Day, time to exercise your civic duty and become involved in government. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 9......



Today in history: Iranian hostage crisis

7:02 AM Tue, Nov 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

On this day in 1979, the Iranian hostage crisis began as militants stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. Read more about today in history.......



Clear and sunny for Election Day

7:01 AM Tue, Nov 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Maria Armental    Email

PROVIDENCE -- We are waking up to clear, blue skies on this Election Day. The sun is out and temperatures will be topping at about......



Today's front page: Election Day, a Supreme Court case

7:00 AM Tue, Nov 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

Today's front page features coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court arguments over 31 acres of Narragansett Indian land. It's Election Day and record turnout is......