There was election activity on Tuesday in Providence, North Kingstown and East Greenwich. In the capital city, Democrat Pedro Espinal was the winner of a City Council seat vacated by longtime Ward 10 councilman Luis Aponte. In North Kingstown, voters said no to paying for improvements to the town hall, while approving a town lease of property for a renewable energy project. In East Greenwich, voters approved money for work on schools and the sewer system.