2012-11-06 · general
Town Council, Foster
10,441 votes counted across 13 names on the ballot, 5 seats. The record does not settle a winner: a name on this ballot is not linked to a candidate record, or the count is still open.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John L. LEWIS, JR. 9.8% | DEM | 1,019 | 9.8% | — |
| Pamela J. FONTAINE 9.0% | REP | 937 | 9.0% | — |
| Roger Leroy HAWES 8.9% | DEM | 927 | 8.9% | — |
| Denise Difranco Undetermined8.7% | REP | 912 | 8.7% | Undetermined |
| Neal C. WHITELAW 8.4% | REP | 882 | 8.4% | — |
| Robert O. HOHLER 8.1% | REP | 846 | 8.1% | — |
| Joseph Cardillo Undetermined7.6% | DEM | 790 | 7.6% | Undetermined |
| WRITE-IN 7.2% | No party | 753 | 7.2% | — |
| Patricia A. FOUNTAIN 7.1% | REP | 746 | 7.1% | — |
| Taylor M. DILLON 6.7% | DEM | 702 | 6.7% | — |
| Michael Dillon Undetermined6.6% | IND | 694 | 6.6% | Undetermined |
| Todd A. SHOLLY 6.5% | DEM | 679 | 6.5% | — |
| Joseph Carey Undetermined5.3% | IND | 554 | 5.3% | Undetermined |
Official turnout and ballot counts
Registered voters and ballots cast cover whole precincts where this contest was counted, across all races and parties. They are not votes for this office.
- Registered voters
- 3,7982 of 2 precincts · 2 printed counts
- Ballots cast
- 2,4352 of 2 precincts · 2 printed counts
- Write-ins
- 7532 of 2 precincts · 2 printed counts
- Overvotes
- 352 of 2 precincts · 2 printed counts
- Undervotes
- 1,6992 of 2 precincts · 2 printed counts
- Turnout share
- 64.1%
Turnout is ballots cast (2,435) divided by registered voters (3,798).
For multi-page ballots, ballots cast uses page 1, not the workbook's total ballot-card count. Precincts without a page 1 count are excluded from ballots cast.
Source: Rhode Island Board of Elections results workbook (2012). Counts are shown where the workbook reports them.