Anne Armstrong

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Anne Armstrong

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November 8, 2022

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Anne Armstrong (independent) ran for election for Rhode Island Secretary of State. She was disqualified from the general election scheduled on November 8, 2022.

Elections

2022

See also: Rhode Island Secretary of State election, 2022

General election

General election for Rhode Island Secretary of State

Gregg Amore defeated Pat Cortellessa in the general election for Rhode Island Secretary of State on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gregg Amore (D)	59.5	208,981
		Pat Cortellessa (R)	40.3	141,457
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	527

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 350,965
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Anne Armstrong (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island Secretary of State

Gregg Amore defeated Stephanie Beauté in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island Secretary of State on September 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gregg Amore	64.3	65,276
		Stephanie Beauté	35.7	36,283

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 101,559
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Anthony Tamba (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Rhode Island Secretary of State

Pat Cortellessa advanced from the Republican primary for Rhode Island Secretary of State on September 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Pat Cortellessa	100.0	18,306

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,306
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2018

General election

General election for Governor of Rhode Island

The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of Rhode Island on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gina Raimondo (D)	52.6	198,122
		Allan Fung (R)	37.2	139,932
		Joseph Trillo (Independent)	4.4	16,532
		Bill Gilbert (Moderate Party of Rhode Island Party)	2.7	10,155
		Luis Daniel Muñoz (Independent)	1.7	6,223
		Anne Armstrong (Compassion Party)	1.1	4,191
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	1,246

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 376,401 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Rebecca McLaughlin (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Rhode Island

Incumbent Gina Raimondo defeated Matt Brown and Spencer Dickinson in the Democratic primary for Governor of Rhode Island on September 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gina Raimondo	57.2	67,370
		Matt Brown	33.5	39,518
		Spencer Dickinson	9.3	10,987

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 117,875
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Rhode Island

Allan Fung defeated Patricia Morgan and Giovanni Feroce in the Republican primary for Governor of Rhode Island on September 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Allan Fung	56.4	18,661
		Patricia Morgan	40.1	13,267
		Giovanni Feroce	3.5	1,159

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,087
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Campaign themes

2022

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Noteworthy events

2018 arrest for marijuana possession

Armstrong and fellow Compassion Party candidate Alan Gordon, who was the party's attorney general nominee, were arrested for marijuana possession on October 4, 2018. At the time of the 2018 election, the two candidates were a couple who led The Healing Church. This church is a denomination of Christianity that uses marijuana for religious purposes. Armstrong and Gordon were charged with having 48 pounds of marijuana with the intent to deliver it and for contributing to the delinquency of a minor, since the officers who made the arrest found a 15-year-old at their home.^[1]

In response to their arrest, Armstrong said that the charges "appear politically motivated" and were intended to harm their candidacies.^[2] On Twitter, she wrote, "On way to the Wickford barracks under arrest for cannabis again. I guess our poll numbers were high enough to scare them into committing an atrocity. Pray for our police."^[3] Armstrong and Gordon were previously arrested in 2016 for marijuana possession with intent to deliver, but those charges were dismissed.^[1]

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