Rhode Island Senate District 4 Democratic candidate Stefano Famiglietti waves as he arrives at the Whelan Elementary School polling site in North Providence at around 7 a.m. Tuesday for the Democratic primary. At left is North Providence Mayor Charles A. Lombardi. At right is Rep. Arthur J. Corvese, a North Providence Democrat. (Photo by Michael Salerno/Rhode Island Current)
North Providence Town Councilor Stefano Famiglietti swept the four-way Democratic primary for the open Senate District 4 seat Tuesday, with nearly 69% of votes as of 9:04 p.m.
Results are preliminary and unofficial, with mail ballots submitted Tuesday still being tabulated, Chris Hunter, a spokesperson for the Rhode Island Board of Elections, said via text Tuesday night. Roughly 10.5% of the district’s 22,000 registered voters cast ballots in the special primary…