2026 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

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2026 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
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Nominee Helena Foulkes Aaron Guckian Ken Block
Party Democratic Republican Independent
Incumbent Governor

Dan McKee
Democratic



The 2026 Rhode Island gubernatorial election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of Rhode Island. Incumbent Democratic governor Dan McKee ran for re-election to a second full term but was defeated in the primary by Helena Foulkes. Primary elections took place on September 9, 2026. [1]

Contents

Republicans have not won a statewide election in Rhode Island since 2006. While Rhode Island is generally a safely Democratic state, the Democratic primary was predicted to be competitive due to McKee's high unpopularity [2] . The election has also been noted as not following national trends of progressives versus moderates, with both Democrats being relatively moderate and the primary instead largely boiling down to anger over the longtime closure of the Washington Bridge. [2]

This is the first election since 2014 in which an elected state governor lost renomination. [a] It is also the first time since 1994 in which an incumbent governor of Rhode Island lost renomination.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Disqualified

  • Wil Gregersen, librarian [5]
  • Gregory Stevens, restaurateur [6]

Declined

Endorsements

Helena Foulkes
U.S representatives
Statewide officials
State legislators
Local officials
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers
Declined to endorse
Party officials
Political parties
Labor unions

Debates and forums

2026 Rhode Island Democratic gubernatorial primary debates
No.DateHostModeratorLinkParticipants
 P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W  Withdrawn
Foulkes McKee
1Aug 3, 2026 WPRO Bill Bartholomew YouTube [38] PP
2Aug 12, 2026 WJAR Gene Valicenti YouTube [39] PP
3Aug 18, 2026 WPRI-TV
Rhode Island College 		Ted Nesi
Tim White		 YouTube [40] PP

Polling

Aggregate polls

Source of poll
aggregation		Dates
administered		Dates
updated		Helena
Foulkes		Dan
McKee		Gregory
Stevens		Other/Undecided
[d] 		Margin
270toWin [41] August 18–27, 2026August 27, 202649.7%25.3%—25.0%Foulkes +24.4%
Race to the WH [42] through August 11, 2026August 19, 202646.0%27.6%1.3%25.1%Foulkes +18.4%
Average47.9%26.5%1.3%24.3%Foulkes +21.4%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [e] 		Margin
of error		Helena
Foulkes		Dan
McKee		Gregory
Stevens		OtherUndecided
University of New Hampshire [43] August 20–24, 2026451 (LV)± 4.6%56%18%—2%23%
Emerson College/WPRI-TV [44] August 21–22, 2026528 (LV)± 4.2%45%30%——24%
Embold Research [45] [A] August 3–11, 2026(LV)—48%28%—1% [f] 22%
Tavern Research (D) [46] [B] July 10–14, 2026777 (LV)—39%33%——28%
University of New Hampshire [47] June 18–23, 2026337 (LV)± 5.0%42%22%1%4% [g] 31%
Emerson College/WPRI-TV [48] May 14–16, 2026565 (LV)± 4.1%40%20%—3% [h] 37%
University of New Hampshire [49] April 16–20, 2026327 (LV)± 5.4%45%11%3%2% [i] 39%
Expedition Strategies (D) [50] March 24–29, 2026800 (LV)± 3.5%34%20%8%—38%
Concord Public Opinion Partners (D) [51] [C] February 28, 2026319 (LV)—24%15%3%—58%
University of New Hampshire [52] February 12–16, 2026364 (LV)± 5.1%34%18%4%3% [h] 40%
University of New Hampshire [53] September 17–23, 2025275 (LV)± 5.9%35%19%—6% [j] 40%
Hypothetical polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [e] 		Margin
of error		Helena
Foulkes		Dan
McKee		Peter
Neronha		Joe
Shekarchi		OtherUndecided
University of New Hampshire [54] November 13–17, 2025364 (LV)± 5.1%29%11%—13%6% [k] 42%
URI/YouGov [55] August 1–18, 2025500 (A)± 6.0%14%19%15%7%4%41%

Results

Primary results by county: Foulkes 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 2026 Rhode Island gubernatorial Democratic primary election results.png
Primary results by county:
  Foulkes
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
Primary results by municipality: Foulkes 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% 2026 Rhode Island Democratic gubernatorial primary election results map by municipality.svg
Primary results by municipality:
  Foulkes
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Helena Foulkes 81,314 62.5
Democratic Dan McKee (incumbent)48,87237.5
Total votes130,186 100.0

Republican primary

2022 lieutenant governor nominee Aaron Guckian defeated actress Elaine Pelino for the Republican nomination. Pelino requested a recount, which was approved by the Rhode Island Board of Elections, however it did not change the outcome. [56]

Candidates

Nominee

  • Aaron Guckian, former chair of the Warwick Sewer Authority and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2022 [57] [58]

Eliminated in primary

  • Elaine Pelino, former actress and model [57]

Disqualified

  • Robert Raimondo, businessman and cousin of former Democratic Governor Gina Raimondo [59]

Declined

Endorsements

Aaron Guckian
Organizations

Debates and forums

2026 Rhode Island Republican gubernatorial primary debates
No.DateHostModeratorLinkParticipants
 P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W  Withdrawn
GuckianPelino
1Aug 12, 2026 WJAR Gene Valicenti YouTube [63] PP

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [e] 		Margin
of error		Aaron
Guckian		Elaine
Pelino		Robert
Raimondo		OtherUndecided
Embold Research [45] [A] August 3–11, 2026(LV)—17%37%—2% [l] 44%
University of New Hampshire [47] June 18–23, 2026145 (LV)± 8.1%17%42%1%1% [m] 39%

Results

Primary results by municipality: Guckian 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Pelino 50-60% 60-70% 2026 Rhode Island Republican gubernatorial primary election results map by municipality.svg
Primary results by municipality:
  Guckian
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Pelino
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Aaron Guckian 11,691 50.6
Republican Elaine Pelino11,43249.4
Total votes23,123 100.0

Independents

Candidates

Declared

Did not qualify

Declined

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [69] Solid DOctober 29, 2026
Decision Desk HQ [70] Safe DNovember 2, 2026
Fox News [71] Solid DNovember 1, 2026
Inside Elections [72] Solid DOctober 29, 2026
NBC News [73] Solid DNovember 2, 2026
RealClearPolitics [74] Solid DNovember 1, 2026
Sabato's Crystal Ball [75] Safe DNovember 2, 2026
Silver Bulletin [76] Solid DNovember 2, 2026

Endorsements

Ken Block (I)
Party officials
Individuals
  • Elaine Pelino, former gubernatorial candidate [78] (Republican)
Political parties
Helena Foulkes (D)
Executive branch officials
Organizations

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [e] 		Margin
of error		Helena
Foulkes (D)		Aaron
Guckian (R)		Ken
Block (I)		OtherUndecided
University of New Hampshire [84] October 27–31, 2026753 (LV)± 3.6%55%8%34%2% [n] 2%
Emerson College/WPRI-TV [85] October 8–11, 2026800 (LV)± 3.5%48% [o] 12%38%2% [p] —
44%10%35%2% [p] 9%
Embold Research [86] [A] October 5–8, 2026815 (LV)± 3.6%39%17%28%1% [q] 13%
Opinion Diagnostics [87] [D] September 23–25, 2026800 (LV)± 3.5%41%19%24%—16%
39%—44%—17%
University of New Hampshire [88] September 17–21, 2026598 (LV)± 4.0%44%17%25%4% [r] 10%
September 9, 2026Primary elections
University of New Hampshire [43] August 20–24, 2026750 (LV)± 3.6%40%15%19%6% [s] 19%
Emerson College/WPRI-TV [44] August 21–22, 20261,000 (LV)± 3.0%45%18%21%2%14%
University of New Hampshire [47] June 18–23, 2026664 (LV)± 3.9%38%22%19%—21%
Opinion Diagnostics [89] [D] April 13–16, 2026802 (LV)—33%16%18%—33%
Hypothetical polling

Helena Foulkes vs. Elaine Pelino vs. Ken Block

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [e] 		Margin
of error		Helena
Foulkes (D)		Elaine
Pelino (R)		Ken
Block (I)		OtherUndecided
University of New Hampshire [43] August 20–24, 2026750 (LV)± 3.6%42%20%18%4% [t] 17%

Dan McKee vs. Aaron Guckian vs. Ken Block

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [e] 		Margin
of error		Dan
McKee (D)		Aaron
Guckian (R)		Ken
Block (I)		OtherUndecided
University of New Hampshire [43] August 20–24, 2026750 (LV)± 3.6%27%17%26%10% [u] 20%
Emerson College/WPRI-TV [44] August 21–22, 20261,000 (LV)± 3.0%36%17%26%3%19%
University of New Hampshire [47] June 18–23, 2026664 (LV)± 3.9%27%23%27%—23%
Opinion Diagnostics [89] [D] April 13–16, 2026802 (LV)—28%15%20%—37%


Dan McKee vs. Elaine Pelino vs. Ken Block

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [e] 		Margin
of error		Dan
McKee (D)		Elaine
Pelino (R)		Ken
Block (I)		OtherUndecided
University of New Hampshire [43] August 20–24, 2026750 (LV)± 3.6%26%19%25%9% [v] 20%

Helena Foulkes vs. Republican nominee vs. Ken Block

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [e] 		Margin
of error		Helena
Foulkes (D)		Republican
nominee		Ken
Block (I)		OtherUndecided
University of New Hampshire [47] June 18–23, 2026664 (LV)± 3.9%38%22%19%1% [w] 20%
Emerson College/WPRI-TV [48] May 14–16, 20261,000 (LV)± 3.0%39%21%19%3% [x] 19%

Dan McKee vs. Republican nominee vs. Ken Block

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [e] 		Margin
of error		Dan
McKee (D)		Republican
nominee		Ken
Block (I)		OtherUndecided
University of New Hampshire [47] June 18–23, 2026664 (LV)± 3.9%27%23%27%2% [y] 21%
Emerson College/WPRI-TV [48] May 14–16, 20261,000 (LV)± 3.0%33%23%22%6% [z] 17%

Results

2026 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Helena Buonanno Foulkes
Republican Aaron C. Guckian
Independent Kenneth Block
Independent Jasjit S. Gotra
Independent C.D. Reynolds
Write-in
Total votes100.0

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Governor Jeff Colyer of Kansas, who had taken office after the resignation of Sam Brownback, was defeated by Kris Kobach in the 2018 Republican primary election.
  2. ↑
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  6. ↑ "Would not vote" with 1%
  7. ↑ Gregerson with 1%; "Another candidate" with 3%
  8. 1 2 "Another candidate" with 3%
  9. ↑ "Another candidate" with 2%
  10. ↑ "Someone else" with 6%
  11. ↑ 'Write in someone else' with 6%
  12. ↑ "Write-in" with 2%
  13. ↑ "Write-in" with 1%
  14. ↑ CD Reynolds (I) and Jasjit Gotra (I) with 1%; "Another candidate" with <1%
  15. ↑ With voters who lean towards a given candidate
  16. 1 2 Gotra (I) with 1%; Reynolds (I) with 1%
  17. ↑ Gotra (I) with 1%
  18. ↑ CD Reynolds and "Another candidate" with 2%; Jasjit Gotra with 0%
  19. ↑ "Write in someone else" and Jasjit Gotra with 3%; CD Reynolds with 0%
  20. ↑ "Write in someone else" with 2%; CD Reynolds and Jasjit Gotra with 1%
  21. ↑ "Write in someone else" with 6%; Jasjit Gotra with 3%; CD Reynolds with 1%
  22. ↑ "Write in someone else" with 5%; Jasjit Gotra with 3%; CD Reynolds with 1%
  23. ↑ "Write in" with 1%
  24. ↑ "Someone else" with 6%
  25. ↑ "Write in" with 2%
  26. ↑ "Someone else" with 6%

Partisan clients

  1. 1 2 3 Poll sponsored by Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy.
  2. ↑ Poll commissioned by Working Rhode Island Forward, which supports McKee
  3. ↑ Poll sponsored by Democrats for Education Reform
  4. 1 2 3 Poll sponsored by Block's campaign.

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