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Robert Craven (Democrat) is a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, representing District 32. Craven was elected to the office on November 6, 2012.
Craven earned his B.A. from the University of Rhode Island in 1980 and his J.D. from the New England School of Law in 1983. His professional experience includes working as an attorney at Robert E. Craven and Associates and as an assistant solicitor for the Town of Charlestown and the City of East Providence.
Incumbent Robert Craven (D) defeated William Murphy (R) in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 32 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ |
|
Robert Craven (D) |
63.6
|
4,525 |
|
|
William Murphy (R) |
36.3
|
2,583 | |
| Other/Write-in votes |
0.2
|
12 | ||
|
|
Total votes: 7,120 |
Incumbent Robert Craven advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 32 on September 12, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ |
|
Robert Craven (D) |
100
|
1,639 |
|
|
Total votes: 1,639 |
William Murphy advanced from the Republican primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 32 on September 12, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ |
|
William Murphy (R) |
100
|
576 |
|
|
Total votes: 576 |
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 Robert Craven defeated Mark Zaccaria in the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 32 general election.| Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 32 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Robert Craven Incumbent |
55.64% | 4,337 | |
| Republican | Mark Zaccaria | 44.36% | 3,458 | |
| Total Votes | 7,795 | |||
| Source: Rhode Island State Board of Elections | ||||
| Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 32 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Robert Craven Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 32 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Mark Zaccaria (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 Robert Craven was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Sharon Gamba was unopposed in the Republican primary. Craven defeated Gamba in the general election.
| Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 32, General Election, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Robert Craven Incumbent |
52% | 3,111 | |
| Republican | Sharon Gamba | 48% | 2,867 | |
| Total Votes | 5,978 | |||
Craven won election in the 2012 election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 32. Craven was unopposed in the September 11 Democratic primary and defeated incumbent Laurence Ehrhardt (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.
| Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 32, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Robert Craven Sr. |
54% | 4,067 | |
| Republican | Laurence Ehrhardt Incumbent | 45.7% | 3,440 | |
| Other | Write-in | 0.3% | 25 | |
| Total Votes | 7,532 | |||
