Signs for Rhode Island Senate District 4 Democratic candidates Marcia Ranglin-Vassell and Stefano Famiglietti are shown outside the Whelan Elementary School polling site in North Providence at around 7 a.m. Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (Photo by Michael Salerno/Rhode Island Current)
Despite a heat advisory and threats of flash flooding on the day of the July 8 primary, more than 11% of Rhode Island’s Senate District 4 voters cast ballots in the four-way Democratic contest to fill the open state legislative seat, according to final results certified by the state Board of Elections Tuesday.
The elections panel’s unanimous vote confirms the preliminary outcome of the special Democratic primary, which saw North Providence Town Councilor Stefano Famiglietti triumph over his three opponents with a decisive 68% percent of the vote — more than 52 percentage points ahead of second-place finisher, Marcia Ranglin-Vassell…