Rhode Island Electoral College
Diossa sabina matos and joseph robert paolino jr.
Rhode island electoral college. Today rhode island s electoral college convened to cast their votes for president and vice president. The state s four presidential electors for 2020 are elizabeth jane beretta perik james a. The time rhode island had an electoral college crisis if you have friends or relatives who would like their own free copy of this daily briefing about rhode island tell them they can sign up here.
Rhode island was the last of the 13 original colonies to ratify the constitution entering the union in may 1790. Rhode island has played a crucial role in at least one electoral college controversy in 1876 by dan mcgowan globe staff updated december 14 2020 8 30 a m. In other words the number of electoral votes rhode island has depends on how many representatives rhode island has in washington d c.
The state s four presidential electors for 2020 are elizabeth jane beretta perik james a. Rhode island is given one electoral vote for each rhode island congressional district in addition to one electoral vote for each of the two rhode island senators. The 2020 united states presidential election in rhode island was held on tuesday november 3 2020 as part of the 2020 united states presidential election in which all 50 states plus the district of columbia participated.
Rhode island s coronavirus death toll surpasses 1 500. Ap rhode island officially cast its four electoral college votes for president elect joe biden on monday. Secretary of state nellie gorbea said the votes will be cast at noon at.
The votes were cast at the rhode island state house by elizabeth. The state has been reliably democratic since 1928 only voting republican four times twice for eisenhower in 1952 and 1956 for nixon in 1972 and for reagan in 1984 when he won every state except minnesota. Rhode island s electoral college votes for biden and harris providence ri today rhode island s electoral college convened to cast their votes for president and vice president.
Rhode island s four electoral college members are gathering monday to cast their votes for president. Diossa sabina matos and joseph robert paolino jr.