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| Rhode Island House of Representatives District 49 | ||
| Current incumbent | Michael Morin  | |
Rhode Island's forty-ninth state house district is represented by Democratic Representative Michael Morin.
Rhode Island state representatives represent an average of 14,034 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 13,978 residents.
Members of the Rhode Island House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Rhode Island legislators assume office the first Tuesday in January.
Article III of the Rhode Island Constitution describes the requirements to hold office.
| State legislators | |
|---|---|
| Salary | Per diem |
| $15,959/year | No per diem is paid. |
If there is a vacancy in the house, a special election must be held to fill the vacant seat. The Secretary of State must call for an election to be held anywhere from 70 to 90 days after the vacancy occurred. No election can be held if the vacancy happens after the first Monday in February during an election year. The person elected to fill the seat serves for the remainder of the unfilled term.
Elections for the office of Rhode Island House of Representatives will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for September 8, 2020. The filing deadline is June 24, 2020.
Incumbent Michael Morin (D) won election in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 49 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ |
|
Michael Morin (D) |
97.1
|
2,191 |
| Other/Write-in votes |
2.9
|
65 | ||
|
|
Total votes: 2,256 |
Incumbent Michael Morin advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 49 on September 12, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ |
|
Michael Morin (D) |
100
|
705 |
|
|
Total votes: 705 |
No Republican candidates ran in the primary.
Elections for the Rhode Island House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and a general election would have taken place on November 8, 2016, if no candidate had won a majority of votes in the primary. The candidate filing deadline was June 29, 2016.
Incumbent Michael Morin ran unopposed in the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 49 general election.Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 49 General Election, 2016
| Party | Candidate | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Michael Morin Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Rhode Island State Board of Elections | ||
Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 49 Democratic Primary, 2016
| Party | Candidate | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Michael Morin Incumbent (unopposed) |
Elections for the Rhode Island House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 25, 2014. Incumbent Michael Morin was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.
Michael Morin defeated Douglas Brown and Mark Chenot in the January 21 Democratic primary. Morin defeated write-in candidates in the special election, which took place on February 25.
The seat was vacant following Lisa Baldelli-Hunt's (D) election as Mayor of Woonsocket.
A special election for the position of Rhode Island House of Representatives District 49 was called for February 25, with a primary on January 21. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was December 13, 2013.
Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 49 Democratic Primary, 2014
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Michael Morin |
52.1% | 373 |
| Douglas Brown | 46.6% | 334 |
| Mark Chenot | 1.3% | 9 |
| Total Votes | 716 | |
Elections for the office of Rhode Island House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on September 11, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature-filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 27, 2012. Incumbent Lisa Baldelli-Hunt (D) defeated Michael Moniz (I) in the general election and defeated Stuart Gitlow and Michael Morin in the Democratic primary.
Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 49, General Election, 2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lisa Baldelli-Hunt Incumbent |
82.2% | 2,600 | |
| Independent | Michael Moniz | 16.2% | 513 | |
| Other | Write-in | 1.6% | 51 | |
| Total Votes | 3,164 | |||
Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 49 Democratic Primary, 2012
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Lisa Baldelli-Hunt Incumbent |
63.8% | 727 |
| Michael Morin | 29.3% | 334 |
| Stuart Gitlow | 6.8% | 78 |
| Total Votes | 1,139 | |
From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 49 raised a total of $101,218. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $6,326 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.
Campaign contributions, Rhode Island House of Representatives District 49
| Year | Amount | Candidates | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $25,660 | 1 | $25,660 | |
| 2014 | $25,875 | 1 | $25,875 | |
| 2012 * | $21,426 | 4 | $5,357 | |
| 2010 | $3,008 | 2 | $1,504 | |
| 2008 | $28 | 1 | $28 | |
| 2006 | $4,277 | 1 | $4,277 | |
| 2004 | $15,074 | 2 | $7,537 | |
| 2002 | $3,000 | 2 | $1,500 | |
| 2000 | $2,870 | 2 | $1,435 | |
| Total | $101,218 | 16 | $6,326 | |
| * Campaign finance data for 2012 is incomplete for this district. | ||||
