2014-11-04 · general
Question 8, Newport
7,077 votes counted across 2 names on the ballot.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question 8 APPROVE Won76.3% | No party | 5,402 | 76.3% | Won |
| Question 8 REJECT Lost23.7% | No party | 1,675 | 23.7% | Lost |
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
- 13,9858 of 8 precincts · 8 printed counts
- Ballots cast
- 7,7468 of 8 precincts · 8 printed counts
- Write-ins
- Not reported
- Overvotes
- 18 of 8 precincts · 8 printed counts
- Undervotes
- 6628 of 8 precincts · 8 printed counts
- Turnout share
- 55.4%
Turnout is ballots cast (7,746) divided by registered voters (13,985).
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 (2014). Counts are shown where the workbook reports them.