2026 Rhode Island lieutenant gubernatorial election

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2026 Rhode Island lieutenant gubernatorial election
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  2022 November 3, 20262030 
 
Party Democratic Republican

Incumbent Lieutenant Governor

Sabina Matos
Democratic



The 2026 Rhode Island lieutenant gubernatorial election will take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the lieutenant governor of Rhode Island. Incumbent Democrat Sabina Matos is running for a second full term. [1]

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Publicly expressed interest

Withdrawn

  • Eric Ulis, researcher [7]

Declined

Endorsements

Sue AnderBois
State legislators
Local officials
Sabina Matos
Organizations

Republican primary

Declared

Publicly expressed interest

Potential

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Donnis, Ian (September 30, 2024). "Approval for McKee and Matos falls in new Pell Center poll". The Public's Radio . Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Nesi, Ted (July 19, 2025). "Nesi's Notes: July 19". WPRI-TV . Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  3. Donnis, Ian (November 12, 2025). "Providence City Councilor Sue AnderBois joins race for Rhode Island lieutenant governor". Ocean State Media . Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  4. Nesi, Ted (June 10, 2025). "Former State Sen. Cindy Coyne will run for RI lieutenant governor in 2026". WPRI-TV . Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  5. Baccari, Raymond (May 14, 2025). "Podcaster, radio host Bill Bartholomew weighs 2026 run for lieutenant governor". WPRI-TV . Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Fitzpatrick, Edward (August 19, 2025). "R.I. expecting competitive race for lieutenant governor in 2026. Who's likely to run?". The Boston Globe . Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  7. Baccari, Raymond (August 15, 2025). "Eric Ulis drops out of 2026 race for RI lieutenant governor". WPRI-TV . Retrieved October 12, 2025.
  8. Crandall, Brian (May 29, 2025). "Attorney General Neronha 'semi-interested' in run for governor". WJAR . Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  9. Fitzpatrick, Edward (August 19, 2025). "R.I.'s first Latina mayor won't run for lieutenant governor". The Boston Globe . Retrieved September 7, 2025.
  10. 1 2 Castro, Alexander (November 13, 2025). "Providence councilor Sue AnderBois launches bid for R.I. lieutenant governor • Rhode Island Current". Rhode Island Current. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  11. "We're proud to endorse Lt. Governor Sabina Matos for re-election in Rhode Island!". Latino Victory on Instagram. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  12. "Loughlin announces run for Rhode Island lieutenant governor". WJAR . November 15, 2025. Retrieved November 16, 2025.

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