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Democrat Stefano Famiglietti won the special election for Rhode Island Senate District 4, succeeding the late Dominick Ruggerio.

Famiglietti defeated Republican Alex Asermely with a significant margin, securing 83% of the vote.

The victory maintains Democratic control of the district, which Ruggerio had represented since 1984.

Famiglietti previously served on the North Providence Town Council and won a multi-candidate Democratic primary in July.

Democrat Stefano Famiglietti cruised to victory in the special election to succeed the late Dominick Ruggerio in the Rhode Island Senate, defeating Republican Alex Asermely.

Famiglietti, a North Providence town councilman, had 83% of the vote to 16% for Asermely, according to unofficial results from the state Board of El

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