Magaziner Wins Second Congressional District

Magaziner Wins Second Congressional District

Democrat Seth Magaziner has won the race for RI's second Congressional District against Republican Allan Fung. 

With 99% of polling places reporting, Magaziner had 99,438 votes to Fung's 92,870 -- good for 50.3% of the vote to Fung's 46.9%.

Fung, the former Mayor of Cranston, has already had two unsuccessful gubernatorial runs in Rhode Island. 

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Rhode Island General Treasurer Magaziner, who continued to refuse to disclose where he got an $800,000 loan to help his first campaign, is up substantially on mail ballots. 

The difference is a net of more than 8,000 in mail ballots and 6,000 in early voting. 

 

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