A general election was held in the

U.S. state In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its so ...

Rhode Island Rhode Island ( ) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to its south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Is ...

on November 6, 2018. The party primaries for the election occurred on September 12, 2018. All of Rhode Island's executive officers were up for election, as well as Rhode Island's Class I U.S. Senate seat and both of Rhode Island's two seats in the

United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is a chamber of the Bicameralism, bicameral United States Congress; it is the lower house, with the U.S. Senate being the upper house. Together, the House and Senate have the authority under Artic ...

Governor

Incumbent Democratic governor

Gina Raimondo Gina Marie Raimondo (; born May 17, 1971) is an American businesswoman, lawyer, politician, and venture capitalist who served as the 40th United States secretary of commerce from 2021 to 2025. As a member of the Democratic Party, she served as ...

sought re-election to a second term and won, defeating Republican

Allan Fung Allan Wai-Ket Fung (born February 25, 1970) is an American attorney and politician who served as the mayor of Cranston, Rhode Island, from 2009 to 2021. Fung, who is of Chinese descent, was the first Chinese American mayor in Rhode Island. He wa ...

in a rematch.

Results

Lieutenant governor

Incumbent Democratic

lieutenant governor of Rhode Island The current lieutenant governor of Rhode Island is Sabina Matos, who was sworn in on April 14, 2021, after Daniel McKee succeeded to the office of governor. The first lieutenant governor was George Brown. In Rhode Island, the lieutenant gov ...

Daniel McKee Daniel J. McKee (born June 16, 1951) is an American politician and businessman serving as the 76th governor of Rhode Island since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he also served as Rhode Island's 69th lieutenant governor from 2015 to 2 ...

sought and won re-election to a second term.

Democratic primary

Dan McKee Daniel J. McKee (born June 16, 1951) is an American politician and businessman serving as the 76th governor of Rhode Island since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he also served as Rhode Island's 69th Lie ...

, incumbent Democratic

Aaron Regunberg Jonathan Aaron Regunberg (born January 26, 1990) is an American lawyer and progressive politician who served as the member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives for the 4th district from 2015 to 2019. He was a candidate for the Democratic ...

state representative A state legislature is a legislative branch or body of a political subdivision in a federal system. Two federations literally use the term "state legislature": * The legislative branches of each of the fifty state governments of the United St ...

(4th District, East Side, Providence) The two had a debate on WPRI on September 7, 2018.

Results

Republican primary

*Paul Pence, senior specialist in quality management systems and food safety at Toray Plastics

Results

General election

Results

Attorney general

Incumbent Democratic

attorney general In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general (: attorneys general) or attorney-general (AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have executive responsibility for law enf ...

Peter Kilmartin Peter F. Kilmartin (born 1962) was the 73rd Attorney General of Rhode Island. Kilmartin is also a retired police captain and a former member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives. Biography Kilmartin was born February 18, 1962, in Rhode ...

was term-limited and could not run for re-election to a third term in office.

Democratic primary

Declared

Peter Neronha Peter Franz Neronha (born December 17, 1963) is an American lawyer and politician from Jamestown, Rhode Island who has served as the List of attorneys general of Rhode Island, attorney general of Rhode Island since 2019. He previously served as ...

, former

U.S. attorney United States attorneys are officials of the U.S. Department of Justice who serve as the chief federal law enforcement officers in each of the 94 U.S. federal judicial districts. Each U.S. attorney serves as the United States' chief federal ...

of the

District of Rhode Island The United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island (in case citations, D.R.I.) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of Rhode Island. The District Court was created in 1790 when Rhode Island ratified the ...

Results

General election

Results

Secretary of state

Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State

Nellie Gorbea Nellie M. Gorbea (born July 12, 1967) is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she had served as the Secretary of State of Rhode Island from 2015 to 2023. Early life and education Gorbea was born and raised in Puerto Rico. ...

won re-election to a second term.

Democratic primary

Results

Republican primary

Results

General election

Predictions

Results

General Treasurer

Incumbent Democratic General Treasurer

Seth Magaziner Seth Michael Magaziner ( ; born July 22, 1983) is an American investment professional and politician serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Dem ...

won re-election to a second term.

Democratic primary

Results

Republican primary

Declared *Michael Riley, investment advisor

Results

General election

Results

United States Senate

Incumbent Democratic senator

Sheldon Whitehouse Sheldon Whitehouse (born October 20, 1955) is an American lawyer and politician serving since 2007 as the junior United States senator from Rhode Island. A member of the Democratic Party, he served from 1993 to 1998 as the United States Att ...

won reelection to a third term.

Results

United States House of Representatives

Both of Rhode Island's two seats in the

were up for election in 2018.

References

External links

*
Candidates
at

Vote Smart Vote Smart, formerly called Project Vote Smart, is an American non-profit, non-partisan research organization that collects and distributes information on candidates for public office in the United States. It covers candidates and elected offic ...

Candidates
at

Ballotpedia Ballotpedia is a nonprofit and nonpartisan online political encyclopedia that covers federal, state, and local politics, elections, and public policy in the United States. The website was founded in 2007. Ballotpedia is sponsored by the Lucy Bur ...

Campaign finance
at

OpenSecrets OpenSecrets is a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., that tracks and publishes data on campaign finance and lobbying, including a revolving door database which documents the individuals who have worked in both the public sector an ...

Official Lieutenant Governor campaign websites
Ross McCurdy (I) for Lt. GovernorDan McKee (D) for Lt. Governor

Paul Pence (R) for Lt. Governor
Official Attorney General campaign websites
Peter Neronha (D) for Attorney General
Official Secretary of State campaign websites
Pat Cortellessa (R) for Secretary of StateNellie Gorbea (D) for Secretary of State
Official General Treasurer campaign websites
Seth Magaziner (D) for TreasurerMichael Riley (R) for Treasurer
{{2018 United States elections