2026 Rhode Island Attorney General election

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2026 Rhode Island Attorney General election
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Party Democratic Republican

The 2026 Rhode Island Attorney General election took place on November 3, 2026, to elect the Attorney General of Rhode Island. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Peter Neronha is term-limited and cannot seek re-election.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Kimberly Ahern, former prosecutor and Cannabis Control Commission chair [1]
  • Keith Hoffmann, Neronha's former chief of policy [2]
  • Jason Knight, state representative [3]

Potential

Withdrawn

Republican primary

Candidates

Potential

  • Charles Calenda, nominee for attorney general in 2022 [4]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [7] Safe DAugust 21, 2025

See also

References

  1. ↑ Donnis, Ian (October 23, 2025). "Kim Ahern, Chas Calenda join the race for attorney general in Rhode Island". Ocean State Media . Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  2. ↑ Gregg, Katherine (August 18, 2025). "RI's 2026 attorney general race draws its first candidate. Here's who is running". The Providence Journal . Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  3. ↑ Gregg, Katherine (October 6, 2025). "He championed the 'assault weapons' ban in the Assembly. Now he's running for AG". The Providence Journal. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Baccari, Raymond (June 24, 2025). "State Rep. Robert Craven exploring run for attorney general next year". WPRI-TV . Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  5. ↑ Fitzpatrick, Edward (October 7, 2025). "Rhode Island's 2026 race for attorney general is in a state of flux". The Boston Globe . Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  6. ↑ Shea, Christopher (October 2, 2025). "Rep. Robert Craven bows out of Rhode Island Attorney General race". Rhode Island Current. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
  7. ↑ "State Attorneys General: The Top Races to be "Top Cop"". Sabato's Crystal Ball. August 21, 2025. Retrieved September 18, 2025.

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