2010 Providence, Rhode Island mayoral election

The 2010 Providence, Rhode Island mayoral election was held on November 2, 2010. The election saw the election of Angel Taveras.

2010 Providence mayoral election

November 2, 2010
 
Candidate Angel Taveras Jonathan P. Scott
Party Democratic Independent
Popular vote 27,528 6,006
Percentage 82.1% 17.9%

Mayor before election

David Cicilline
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Angel Taveras
Democratic

Taveras became the first Hispanic mayor of the city and the third elected and fourth serving Dominican-American mayor in the United States.[1]

Incumbent David Cicilline did not seek reelection, instead opting to run in the coinciding election for Rhode Island's 1st congressional district. Cicilline was eligible to seek reelection to a third consecutive term as mayor, as term limits passed in 2006 (which limited mayors to two consecutive terms) would not go into effect until the following year.[2]

Nominations

Results

Primary election results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Angel Taveras 11,897 49.1%
Democratic John J. Lombardi 7,050 29.1%
Democratic Steven M. Costantino 4,867 20.1%
Democratic Christopher Young 392 1.6%

General election

Results

General election results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Angel Taveras 27,528 82.1%
Independent Jonathan P. Scott 6,006 17.9%

References

  1. Smith, Michelle R. (January 3, 2011). "New Providence Mayor Angel Taveras sworn in". The Boston Globe. Associated Press. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  2. Winograd, Max (8 December 2006). "Providence votes to establish term limits for council members, mayor". Brown Daily Herald. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  3. "Mayor CITY OF PROVIDENCE". 23 September 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  4. "Mayor CITY OF PROVIDENCE". 17 December 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
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