The 2022 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the

governor of Rhode Island The governor of Rhode Island is the head of government of the U.S. state of Rhode Island and serves as commander-in-chief of the state's Army National Guard and Air National Guard. The current governor is Dan McKee, a member of the Democrati ...

. Incumbent Democratic governor

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 ...

became Rhode Island's governor on March 2, 2021, when term-limited

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 ...

resigned following her confirmation as

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. McKee easily won a full term on election day, defeating Republican Ashley Kalus by more than 19 percentage points. McKee's margin of victory and vote share was the highest for any candidate for governor of Rhode Island since

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. This was the first time since that election that Democrats won Kent County, as well as swept every county in a gubernatorial election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

, incumbent

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Eliminated in primary

* Matt Brown, former Rhode Island secretary of state, candidate for the U.S. Senate in

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and candidate for governor in

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

Helena Foulkes Helena Grace Foulkes (née Buonanno; born July 18, 1964) is an American businesswoman and politician. She unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for Governor of Rhode Island in the 2022 election and is the former chief executive office ...

, former CVS executive, granddaughter of former U.S. senator Thomas Dodd and niece of former U.S. senator

Chris Dodd Christopher John Dodd (born May 27, 1944) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1981 to 2011. Dodd is the List of United Sta ...

''(endorsed McKee)'' *

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. ...

, Rhode Island secretary of state *Luis Daniel Muñoz, physician, community organizer, and independent candidate for governor in

Withdrew

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 ...

, Rhode Island general treasurer ''( ran for the U.S. House)''

Declined

Jorge Elorza Jorge O. Elorza (born November 24, 1976) is an American law professor who served as the mayor of Providence, Rhode Island from 2015 until 2023. He defeated former mayor Buddy Cianci in the 2014 mayoral election and on January 5, 2015, was sworn ...

, mayor of Providence *

James Langevin James R. Langevin ( ; born April 22, 1964) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2001 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the first quadriplegic to serve in Congress; Langevin was appointed to be ...

, U.S. representative for

Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district located in the southern and western part of the U.S. state, U.S State of Rhode Island.The district is currently represented by Democratic Party (United States), Democrat Seth ...

and former secretary of state of Rhode Island *

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 ...

, attorney general of Rhode Island ''( ran for re-election)''

Endorsements

Polling

Graphical summary

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

* Ashley Kalus, businesswoman and former gubernatorial aide to

Bruce Rauner Bruce Vincent Rauner (; born February 18, 1956) is an American businessman, venture capitalist, and politician who served as the 42nd governor of Illinois from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he had a decades-long career in inves ...

Eliminated in primary

*Jonathan Riccitelli, Independent candidate for

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Declined

Ken Block Kenneth Paul Block (November 21, 1967 – January 2, 2023) was an American professional Rallying, rally driver with the Hoonigan Racing Division, formerly known as the Monster World Rally Team. Block was also one of the co-founders of DC Shoe ...

, businessman,

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nominee for governor in

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

, and Republican candidate for governor in

2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

*David Darlington, former chair of the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority *

Jessica de la Cruz Jessica de la Cruz (born July 20, 1981) is an American politician serving as a member of the Rhode Island Senate from the 23rd district, which includes all of Burrillville and Glocester and part of North Smithfield. Elected in November 2018, sh ...

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of the

Rhode Island Senate The Rhode Island Senate is the upper house of the Rhode Island General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Rhode Island, the lower house being the Rhode Island House of Representatives. It is composed of 38 Senators, each of w ...

''( ran for U.S. House)'' *

Blake Filippi Blake Anthony Filippi (born September 10, 1980) is an American politician who served as a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives and as the House Minority Leader. Filippi represented the 36th district, which included all of Block Isl ...

, minority leader of the

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''(ran for re-election)'' *

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 ...

, former mayor of Cranston and nominee for governor of Rhode Island in

and

''( ran for U.S. House)''

Endorsements

Results

Third parties and Independents

Qualified

*Elijah Gizzarelli (

Libertarian Libertarianism (from ; or from ) is a political philosophy that holds freedom, personal sovereignty, and liberty as primary values. Many libertarians believe that the concept of freedom is in accord with the Non-Aggression Principle, according ...

), veteran *Zachary Hurwitz (independent), small business owner and undergraduate student at the

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*Paul Rianna Jr (independent), nursing assistant at Fatima Hospital

Declined

*Bill Gilbert (

nominee for

and for

in 2014 ''( ran for U.S. House)''

General election

Predictions

Post-primary endorsements

Polling

Dan McKee vs. Jonathan Riccitelli

Debates

Results

By county

=Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

= *

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(largest municipality:

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)

By congressional district

McKee won both congressional districts.https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::cffbb279-824c-47b8-90c7-3070378e37ae

Notes

Partisan clients

References

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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 ...

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November 2022 in the United States 2022 in Rhode Island

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Withdrew

Declined

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Declined

Endorsements

Results

Third parties and Independents

Qualified

Declined

General election

Predictions

Post-primary endorsements

Polling

Debates

Results

By county

=Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

By congressional district

Notes

References

External links