Economic Development. 2026 results by city or town, from Rhode Island's official results file: Approve 47.7%, Reject 52.3% statewide.
Statewide
On the ballot: 3. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - $100,000,000. To fund site development and growth industry infrastructure for economic development purposes, to be allocated as follows: a. Site Development - $55,000,000 b. Growth Industry Infrastructure - $45,000,000
Approve
Your vote to “Approve” means that you support the State issuing $100,000,000 in general obligation bonds for economic development purposes.
Reject
Your vote to “Reject” means that you are against the State issuing $100,000,000 in general obligation bonds for economic development purposes.
The state's unofficial totals. We don't call measures.
By city or town
39 cities and towns: Approve has the most votes in 11, Reject has the most votes in 28. The figures for each city or town are from the same file and add up to the statewide totals.
City or town
Approve
Reject
Votes
Barrington
52.6%
47.4%
7,632
Bristol
47.7%
52.3%
7,864
Burrillville
34.3%
65.7%
5,677
Central Falls
74.0%
26.0%
2,012
Charlestown
42.2%
57.8%
3,949
Coventry
36.8%
63.2%
13,267
Cranston
46.5%
53.5%
27,016
Cumberland
48.4%
51.6%
12,102
East Greenwich
51.3%
48.7%
6,243
East Providence
50.0%
50.0%
15,966
Exeter
34.8%
65.2%
2,869
Foster
31.4%
68.6%
2,041
Glocester
31.3%
68.7%
4,341
Hopkinton
33.3%
66.7%
3,543
Jamestown
48.3%
51.7%
3,067
Johnston
44.6%
55.4%
9,142
Lincoln
46.3%
53.7%
8,747
Little Compton
47.7%
52.3%
1,989
Middletown
44.1%
55.9%
5,451
Narragansett
45.8%
54.2%
6,419
New Shoreham
55.7%
44.3%
601
Newport
54.2%
45.8%
6,874
North Kingstown
37.4%
62.6%
12,544
North Providence
52.5%
47.5%
10,012
North Smithfield
38.8%
61.2%
4,697
Pawtucket
63.2%
36.8%
15,166
Portsmouth
44.6%
55.4%
7,557
Providence
64.2%
35.8%
37,462
Richmond
36.2%
63.8%
3,541
Scituate
33.4%
66.6%
4,404
Smithfield
37.6%
62.4%
8,004
South Kingstown
47.5%
52.5%
12,247
Tiverton
44.1%
55.9%
5,962
Warren
46.7%
53.3%
4,077
Warwick
42.1%
57.9%
31,225
West Greenwich
33.3%
66.7%
2,760
West Warwick
46.2%
53.8%
9,070
Westerly
50.8%
49.2%
8,502
Woonsocket
52.5%
47.5%
7,502
The share with the most votes in each place is in bold. That's the count, not a result.
