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Rhode Island Democratic Lawmakers will meet tonight to endorse a candidate to replace state Senate President Joseph Montalbano. Monalbano served in the top post since 2004, but was unseated on Tuesday by independent Ed Harris. The entire Senate will officially elect a new president when they reconvene in January. But given the Democrats enormous majority, the candidate they back will likely become the next Rhode Island Senate president.

Meanwhile, Rhode Island republicans lost eight local seats on tuesday. The RI GOP now has only ten members in the state legislature. For more on the state of the Rhode Island Republican Party, tune in to the brief at 11pm Monday November 10th.

~Jeff Bayne