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Warwick Primary: Kirby, 2 WSC Incumbents Advance

[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] A voter makes his choices during the 2014 primary. The 2024 primary in Warwick advanced two School Committee incumbents and Ward 7 hopeful Stephen Mulcahey to the Nov. 5 election.

[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] A voter makes his choices during the 2014 primary. The 2024 primary in Warwick advanced two School Committee incumbents and Ward 7 hopeful Stephen Mulcahey to the Nov. 5 election.
[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] A voter makes his choices during the 2014 primary. The 2024 primary in Warwick advanced two School Committee incumbents and Ward 7 hopeful Jack Kirby to the Nov. 5 election.
WARWICK, RI — At 10:30 p.m., with all precincts reporting, Warwick Primary Results appeared to advance two School Committee incumbents and Ward 7 hopeful Jack Kirby to the Nov. 5 general election.

The unofficial results were posted by the RI Secretary of State shortly after the closing of polling places at 8 p.m. The results will not be certified for several days, as noted by the RI Board of Elections in a timeline posted at the end of this article.

School Committee Warwick Primary Results: Testa, Bachus advance against Colon, Wiggins

School Committee Vice Chair David Testa, with 2,010 votes, 22.8% and member Karen Bachus with 1,591 votes, 18%, had each made it among the top four vote-getters, appearing to advance to face challengers Zachary Colon with 1,633 votes, 18.5% and Sean P. Wiggins, the top vote earner in the field, with 2,497 votes, 28.3 percent.

With all precincts reporting, the numbers were updated, but the results were the same, with Wiggins getting 2,965, 27.2%; Testa with 2,463, 22.6%; Bachus with 2,060, 19%; Colon with 2,016, 18.5%; and Corrente with 1372, 12/6%.

Ward 2 Warwick Primary Results: Kirby wins Democratic candidacy

With 94% of precincts reporting, Stephen Mulcahey appeared to command the highest number of votes for the Ward 7 Democratic nomination with 177 votes, or 36.1%. His fellow contenders, Jack Kirby and Jackie Anderson, had received 162 votes, 33.1% and 151votes, or 30.8% of the tally, respectively.

But by 10:25 p.m., with all precincts reporting, Kirby had taken the lead with 203 votes, 35.4% against Mulcahey’s 191 votes, 33.3% and Anderson’s 180 votes, 31.4%.

The three Ward 7 primary contenders,  Anderson,  Kirby and Mulcahey, were profiled briefly Aug. 20 by WarwickPost.com.

Primary debuts auto disaffiliation for primary voting

This is the first primary during which legislation introduced by Rep. Patricia A. Serpa (D-Dist. 27, West Warwick, Coventry) and Sen. Leonidas P. Raptakis (D-Dist. 33, Coventry, West Greenwich) allowing independent voters an auto primary disaffiliation option, passed by the General Assembly in June, took effect. Starting with this primary, disaffiliation is automatic for all independent primary voters, solving some long-standing issues for citizens.

RI Board of Elections Primary Results Timeline

The Rhode Island Board of Elections has released the following timeline illuminating the process to finalize 2024 RI primary and Warwick primary results:

Sept. 10
Polling Place
These are ballots cast in-person at polling places on September 10th, encrypted, and securely transmitted from the polling place to the Board of Elections when polls close. These results from the primary, including the Warwick primary results, will be available on the Board of Elections’ website (elections.ri.gov) on Sept. 10 beginning at 8 p.m.

Early Voting
These results will be transmitted by local Boards of Canvassers on September 10th and will be available on the Board of Elections’ website beginning at 8 p.m.

Mail Ballots
While the Board expects to count most mail ballots by September 10th, ballots placed in authorized drop boxes at City/Town Halls or in polling places must still be tabulated. These ballots are sealed in envelopes and held in secure and sealed containers by the local Board of Canvassers and delivered to the Board of Elections on September 11th. Partial mail ballot results will be available on the Board of Elections’ website after 8:00 p.m. but will not include these drop box ballots.

Sept. 11 – 12
Remaining drop box ballots and any still uncounted mail ballots will be added to the Mail Ballots totals and made available on our website. Any precincts which failed to transmit their results on September 10th due to any technical issues will be added to the primary election results and made available on the Board of Elections’ website.

Sept. 12 – 13
Provisional ballots results will be added to Polling Place Results and will be made available on the Board of Elections’ website.

Sept. 13 – 16

Military/overseas ballots and deficient mail ballots cured by voters and due to the Board of Elections by Sept. 13 – 16 will be added to Mail Ballots Results and will be made available on the Board of Elections’ website prior to final primary election results certification, including Warwick primary results.

 

Rob Borkowski
Author: Rob Borkowski

Rob has worked as reporter and editor for several publications, including The Kent County Daily Times and Coventry Courier, before working for Gatehouse in MA then moving home with Patch Media. Now he's publisher and editor of WarwickPost.com. Contact him at [email protected] with tips, press releases, advertising inquiries, and concerns.

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