Which CD1 candidates qualified for the ballot? Here's what we know.
Thirteen Democrats and two Republicans vying to represent Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District have qualified for a spot on the ballot.
All candidates vying to fill the vacant seat had to collect at least 500 signatures from registered voters in the district by Friday. The Secretary of State's Office has now finished certifying those signatures, and will hold a lottery on Wednesday evening to determine the order in which candidates' names appear on the ballot.
Wednesday also marks the deadline for candidates to officially withdraw from the race. If any candidates who qualified suspend their campaigns after Wednesday, their names will still appear on the ballot.
No independent candidates turned in enough signatures to earn a spot on the ballot, according to the Secretary of State's Office.
Which candidates have qualified for a spot on the ballot?
Democrats
Gabe Amo
Nick Autiello
Stephanie Beaute
Walter Berbrick
Sandra Cano
Don Carlson
Steve Casey
Spencer Dickinson
John Goncalves
Sabina Matos
Ana Quezada
Aaron Regunberg
Allen Waters
Republicans
Terri Flynn
Gerry Leonard, Jr.
Which candidates have not yet submitted 500 signatures?
As of Friday afternoon, the Secretary of State's office had not yet received 500 validated signatures for the candidates below.
However, it's possible that some candidates will make it over the threshold in the coming days, as signature counts continue to be updated. Local boards of canvassers have until Tuesday to transmit that information to the Secretary of State.
Candidates with an asterisk after their names have turned in some signatures, but are not yet at 500.
Democrats
Marvin Abney*
Mickeda Barnes*
Kathleen Gaskell
Larry Hutchinson
Paul LeBon*
Gregory Mundy*
Bella Noka*
Toni Sfameni
Michael Tillinghast*
Republicans
Garry Fagnant
William Lebron, Jr.*
Independents
Stephen Earle
Joseph Jean-Phillipe*
Jeffrey Lemire
Richard O'Shea
C. D. Reynolds*
Paul Rianna
John Ritchie
Julian Smith
John Vitkevich*
This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: Which CD1 candidates qualified for the ballot? Here's the list
