2018 Providence, Rhode Island mayoral election

The 2018 Providence, Rhode Island mayoral election was held on November 6, 2018. The election saw the reelection of Jorge Elorza.

2018 Providence mayoral election

November 6, 2018

Candidate Jorge Elorza Dianne S. Witman Party Democratic Independent Popular vote 26,935 14,016 Percentage 63.6% 33.1%

Mayor before election Jorge Elorza Democratic Elected Mayor Jorge Elorza Democratic

Nominations

Democratic primary

On September 12, 2018, incumbent mayor Jorge Elorza won renomination by the Democratic Party, defeating challengers Kobi Dennis and Robert DeRobbio.[1]

Elorza had been endorsed by the party organization ahead of the primary.[2]

Polls

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Lorne Adrian	Kobi Dennis	Robert DeRobbio	Jorge Elorza	John Lombardi	Other	Undecided
John Zogby Strategies[3]	April 4-8, 2019	424	± 5%	6.5%	8.3%	5.4%	35.9%	18.3%	8.2%	17.3%
				–	–	–	45.8%	33.3%	–	–

Results

Primary election results[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jorge O. Elorza (incumbent)	13,363	57.4%
	Democratic	Kobi Jason Dennis	5,425	23.3%
	Democratic	Robert A. DeRobbio	4,493	19.3%

General election

Results

General election results[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jorge O. Elorza (incumbent)	26,935	63.6%
	Independent	Dianne S. Witman	14,016	33.1%
	Independent	Jeffrey E. Lemire	1,172	2.8%
	Write-in		212	0.5%
Total votes			42,335

References

1. "Elorza wins Democratic nomination for Providence mayor". WPRI. September 12, 2018. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
2. "Mayor CITY OF PROVIDENCE". 19 September 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
3. Fenton, Josh (24 April 2018). "EXCLUSIVE: Poll Shows Elorza Vulnerable in Re-Election Bid for Providence Mayor". GoLocalProv. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
4. "Mayor CITY OF PROVIDENCE". 21 November 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2019.