2014 Providence, Rhode Island mayoral election

The 2014 Providence, Rhode Island mayoral election was held on November 4, 2014. The election saw the election of Jorge Elorza.

2014 Providence mayoral election

November 4, 2014


Candidate	Jorge Elorza	Buddy Cianci
Party	Democratic	Independent
Popular vote	20,027	17,306
Percentage	52.1%	45.0%

Mayor before election

Angel Taveras
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Jorge Elorza
Democratic

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Incumbent Angel Taveras did not seek reelection, and instead (unsuccessfully) sought the Democratic nomination in the coinciding Rhode Island gubernatorial election.

Nominations

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary was held on September 9, 2014.

Results

Despite still appearing on the ballot, Brett Smiley had withdrawn and endorsed Elorza before the primary was held.[1]

Primary election results[2]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Jorge O. Elorza	11,051	48.7%
Democratic	Michael A. Solomon	9,870	43.5%
Democratic	Christopher F. Young	1,049	4.6%
Democratic	Brett Peter Smiley	745	3.3%

General election

The election pinned Democratic primary winner Jorge Elorza against former mayor Buddy Cianci, who was running as an independent, and Republican Daniel S. Harrop.

Elorza was endorsed by United States President Barack Obama.[3]

On July 14, 2014, businessman Lorne Adrian withdrew his independent candidacy.[4]

Independent candidate Jeffrey E. Lemire failed to get his name on the ballot.[5]

Results

General election results[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jorge O. Elorza	20,027	52.1%
	Independent	Vincent A. Cianci, Jr.	17,306	45.0%
	Republican	Daniel S. Harrop	1,049	2.6%
	Write-in	Write-in	88	0.2%
Total votes			38,470

References

McGowan, Dan (10 November 2020). "The race for Providence mayor is already underway - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
"Mayor CITY OF PROVIDENCE". 26 September 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
Smith, Michelle R. (27 October 2014). "Obama endorses Democrat in Providence mayoral race". San Diego Union-Tribune. The Associated Press. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
Hill, John (14 July 2014). "Lorne Adrain drops out of Providence mayoral race". providencejournal.com. Providence Journal. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
Hill, John (16 July 2014). "providencejournal.com". www.providencejournal.com. Providence Journal. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
"Mayor CITY OF PROVIDENCE". 3 December 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2019.

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