Goodwin was unopposed for the September 14, 2004 Democratic Primary, winning with 648 votes; Daniel Grzych ran as an Independent for their sixth contest. Goodwin won the three-way November 2, 2004 General election with 4,373 votes (76.0%) against Republican nominee Donald Izzo and Independent Grzych. 2006 Goodwin and returning 2004 Republican challenger Donald Izzo were both unopposed for their September 12, 2006 primaries, setting up a rematch; Goodwin won the November 7, 2006 General election with 4,215 votes (82.7%) against Izzo. 2008 Goodwin was challenged in the September 9, 2008 Democratic Primary, winning with 986 votes (68.6%), and won the November 4, 2008 General election with 5,631 votes (84.9%) against Republican nominee Anthony Demings, who had run for a House seat in 2004. 2010 Goodwin was unopposed for the September 23, 2010 Democratic Primary, winning with 2,131 votes, and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 3,466 votes (77.1%) against Independent candidate Richard Corso. References External links Official page at the Rhode Island General Assembly Maryellen Goodwin at Ballotpedia Maryellen Goodwin at the National Institute on Money in State Politics 1964 births Living people Politicians from Providence, Rhode Island Rhode Island College alumni Democratic Party Rhode Island state senators Women state legislators in Rhode Island 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians