Ken Block
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Ken Block (b. October 11, 1965 in Milford, Connecticut) was a Republican candidate for Governor of Rhode Island in the 2014 elections.[1]
Block was previously the 2010 Moderate Party candidate for Governor of Rhode Island. He is the founder and former head of the Moderate Party of Rhode Island.
Biography
Block is a software engineer and entrepreneur. He serves as president of Simpatico Software Systems and Cross Alert Systems.
Education
Block earned his B.A. in computer science from Dartmouth College.[2]
Elections
2014
Block ran for election as Governor of Rhode Island.[3] Block did not win the Republican nomination in the primary. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Primary results
| Governor of Rhode Island, Republican Primary, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
 Allan Fung |
54.9% | 17,530 | ||
| Ken Block | 45.1% | 14,399 | ||
| Total Votes | 31,929 | |||
| Election results via Rhode Island Board of Elections. | ||||
2010
Block was defeated in his bid for governor in 2010. He faced Frank T. Caprio (D), John F. Robitaille (R), Lincoln Chafee (I), Ronald Algieri (I), Todd Giroux (I), and Joseph M. Lusi (I) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[4]
| Governor of Rhode Island, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Frank T. Caprio | 23% | 78,896 | |
| Republican | John F. Robitaille | 33.6% | 114,911 | |
| Independent | Lincoln Chafee |
36.1% | 123,571 | |
| Moderate | Ken Block | 6.5% | 22,146 | |
| Independent | Ronald Algieri | 0.2% | 793 | |
| Independent | Todd Giroux | 0.3% | 882 | |
| Independent | Joseph M. Lusi | 0.3% | 1,091 | |
| Total Votes | 342,290 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Ken + Block + Rhode + Island + Governor"
See also
- Rhode Island gubernatorial election, 2014
- Rhode Island gubernatorial election, 2010
- Governor of Rhode Island
External links
- Ken Block for Governor campaign website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Ken Block on Twitter
- Ken Block on YouTube
Footnotes
- ↑ GoLocalProv, "Ken Block to Run for Rhode Island Governor as Republican," October 28, 2013
- ↑ Ken Block Biography - obtained in an email from the Block for Governor campaign
- ↑ WPRI, "Ken Block to run for governor in '14," May 21, 2013
- ↑ AP election guide - Hosted by NPR, "Rhode Island State Profile," accessed February 4, 2013
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