The2018 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect thegovernor of Rhode Island , concurrently with theelection of Rhode Island'sClass I U.S. Senate seat , as well asother elections to the United States Senate in other states,elections to theUnited States House of Representatives , and variousstate andlocal elections .
On September 12, 2018, incumbent governorGina Raimondo and Cranston mayor and 2014 gubernatorial nomineeAllan Fung won the Democratic and Republican primaries respectively, facing each other in a rematch of the 2014 election. Raimondo defeated Fung in the general election on November 6 to win a second term as governor, improving on her plurality win in 2014 to earn a majority of the votes, and becoming the first gubernatorial candidate (incumbent or challenger) to win a majority of votes sinceDonald Carcieri in2006 . It was also the first time that a Democrat was re-elected asGovernor of Rhode Island sinceBruce Sundlun won a second term in1992 , and the first time ever they did so for four-year terms.
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Paul Roselli, president of the Burrillville Land Trust (running for State Senate Dist. 23) (endorsed Matt Brown)[ 6] Matt Brown
Statewide politicians
Local officials
Individuals
Capri Catanzaro, political director of Rhode Island Progressive Democrats Andrea James-Gomez, Youth & Programs director of Rhode Island for Community & Justice Kate Michelman , former president ofNARAL Pro-Choice America Barbara Roberts, director, Women's Cardiac Center, the Miriam Hospital Paul Roselli, president of Burrillville Land Trust, candidate for state senate, withdrawn Democratic candidate for governor[ 6] Gloria Steinem , feminist, journalist, and social political activistOrganizations
Results by county Raimondo—40–50%
Raimondo—50–60%
Raimondo—60–70%
Results by county Results by municipality Raimondo—40–50%
Raimondo—50–60%
Raimondo—60–70%
Raimondo—70–80%
Brown—40–50%
Brown—60–70%
Results by municipality Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Gina Raimondo (incumbent) 66,978 57.1 Democratic Matt Brown 39,300 33.5 Democratic Spencer Dickinson 10,926 9.3 Total votes 117,204 100.0
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Allan Fung
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Trent Colford, Cranston city councilman[ 24] Michael Farina, president of the Cranston City Council[ 24] Michael Favicchio, vice president of the Cranston City Council[ 24] Liana Ferreira-Fenton, Middletown school committeewoman[ 24] Rolland Grant, former mayor ofEast Providence [ 24] Scott Hirst, town moderator ofHopkinton [ 25] Kenneth Hopkins, Cranston city councilman[ 24] Michael Isaacs, former president of theEast Greenwich Town Council[ 24] Frank Landolfi, president of theHopkinton Town Council[ 24] Kevin McGovern, president of theExeter Town Council[ 24] Matthew Mannix,president pro tem of theNarragansett Town Council[ 24] Christopher Paplauskas, Cranston city councilman[ 24] Glen Shibley, president of theCoventry Town Council[ 24] Party leadership
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Hypothetical polling
Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin Allan Patricia Joe Undecided TargetPoint (R-Fung)[ 39] November 4–6, 2017 433 ± 4.0% 45% 24% 10% 20%
Results by county Fung—40–50%
Fung—50–60%
Fung—60–70%
Results by county Results by municipality Fung—40–50%
Fung—50–60%
Fung—60–70%
Fung—80–90%
Morgan—40–50%
Morgan—50–60%
Morgan—60–70%
Results by municipality Republican primary results Party Candidate Votes % Republican Allan Fung 18,577 56.4 Republican Patricia Morgan 13,208 40.1 Republican Giovanni Feroce 1,147 3.5 Total votes 32,932 100.0
Bill Gilbert, chairman of the Moderate Party of Rhode Island and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2014[ 40] Minor third parties [ edit ] Anne Armstrong (Compassion Party), cannabis activist[ 43] Source Ranking As of The Cook Political Report [ 44] Lean D October 26, 2018 The Washington Post [ 45] Lean D November 5, 2018 FiveThirtyEight [ 46] Safe D November 5, 2018 Rothenberg Political Report [ 47] Lean D November 1, 2018 Sabato's Crystal Ball [ 48] Likely D November 5, 2018 RealClearPolitics [ 49] Likely D November 4, 2018 Daily Kos [ 50] Lean D November 5, 2018 Fox News [ 51] [ a] Likely D November 5, 2018 Politico [ 52] Lean D November 5, 2018 Governing [ 53] Lean D November 5, 2018
Notes ^ The Fox News Midterm Power Rankings uniquely does not contain a category for Safe/Solid races Hypothetical polling
with Gina Raimondo and Patricia Morgan
with Gina Raimondo and Giovanni Feroce
Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin Gina Giovanni Joe Other Undecided Fleming & Associates [ 61] July 28–31, 2018 407 ± 4.8% 44% 9% 12% 6%[ 67] 30%
with Matt Brown and Allan Fung
Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin Matt Allan Joe Other Undecided Fleming & Associates [ 61] July 28–31, 2018 407 ± 4.8% 21% 36% 7% 6%[ 68] 30% SocialSphere [ 63] May 30 – June 4, 2018 501 – 25% 35% 14% – 27%
with Matt Brown and Patricia Morgan
Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin Matt Patricia Joe Other Undecided Fleming & Associates [ 61] July 28–31, 2018 407 ± 4.8% 25% 21% 9% 8%[ 69] 36% SocialSphere [ 63] May 30 – June 4, 2018 501 – 30% 20% 18% – 33%
with Matt Brown and Giovanni Feroce
Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin Matt Giovanni Joe Other Undecided Fleming & Associates [ 61] July 28–31, 2018 407 ± 4.8% 27% 8% 11% 10%[ 70] 43%
Support for Joe Trillo by county Gina RaimondoDemocratic Allan FungRepublican Others County Votes % Votes % Votes % Bristol 12,316 58.1% 6,772 32.0% 2,091 9.9% Kent 29,673 44.0% 29,921 44.8% 7,835 11.2% Newport 20,014 59.6% 10,346 30.8% 3,211 9.6% Providence 106,688 53.9% 72,247 36.5% 19,189 9.6% Washington 29,431 52.5% 20,646 36.8% 6,021 10.7%
By congressional district [ edit ] Raimondo won both congressional districts.[ 72]
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RetrievedAugust 1, 2018 .^ "Fung announces candidacy for governor" .WPRI 12 . October 24, 2017. Archived fromthe original on March 26, 2018. RetrievedOctober 25, 2017 .^ "Giovanni Feroce announces run for governor" .wpri.com . January 3, 2018. RetrievedJanuary 3, 2018 .^ "Patricia Morgan first to formally announce 2018 run for RI governor" .WPRI 12 . October 23, 2017. Archived fromthe original on December 23, 2017. RetrievedOctober 25, 2017 .^ Gregg, Katherine (November 16, 2017)."Former Supreme Court Justice Flanders announces run for U.S. Senate" .The Providence Journal . RetrievedNovember 17, 2017 . ^ Nagle, Kate (November 17, 2016)."Bang: The 2018 RI Governor's Race is Off and Running" .GoLocalProv . RetrievedNovember 17, 2016 . ^ Gregg, Katherine (May 15, 2017)."GOP's Nardolillo declares for U.S. Senate" .The Providence Journal . RetrievedMay 18, 2017 . ^a b Anderson, Patrick (December 5, 2017)."Joe Trillo to run for governor as an independent" .The Providence Journal . RetrievedDecember 5, 2017 . ^ @seanspicer (September 10, 2018)."Had fun talking with @GeneValicenti at @wpro and @JohnDePetroshow today about what a great #rigovernor @MayorFung a…" (Tweet ) – viaTwitter . ^ Anderson, Patrick (October 16, 2018)."Lincoln Almond endorses Fung's campaign for governor" .The Providence Journal . RetrievedOctober 18, 2018 . ^a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Fung Announces City & Town Campaign Chairs" .GoLocalProv . March 20, 2018.^ Voting for Flanders, Fung | Cranston Herald ^ "Cranston Republicans Unanimously Endorse Allan Fung for Governor - Home - Cranston Republican City Committee" .Home - Cranston Republican City Committee . Archived fromthe original on June 20, 2018. RetrievedAugust 1, 2018 .^ "Fung Gets Endorsement From Cumberland GOP Town Committee – RI Relevant" .Rirelevant.com . June 15, 2018. Archived fromthe original on June 21, 2018. 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RetrievedJuly 18, 2018 .^ Fleming & Associates ^ Bill Gilbert (M) and Anne Armstrong (Comp.) with 2%, Luis-Daniel Muñoz (I) with 1% ^ SocialSphere ^ University of New Hampshire ^ Bill Gilbert (M), Anne Armstrong (Comp.), and Luis-Daniel Muñoz (I) with 1%, other with 0% ^ Fleming & Associates Archived September 21, 2018, at theWayback Machine ^ Bill Gilbert (M) with 2%, Anne Armstrong (Comp.) and Luis-Daniel Muñoz (I) with 1% ^a b c d e f Fleming & Associates Archived August 7, 2018, at theWayback Machine ^ Bill Gilbert (M), Anne Armstrong (Comp.), and Luis-Daniel Muñoz (I) with 1% ^a b c SocialSphere ^a b Fleming & Associates Archived March 6, 2018, at theWayback Machine ^ Bill Gilbert (M), Anne Armstrong (Comp.), and Luis-Daniel Muñoz (I) with 2% ^ SocialSphere ^ Anne Armstrong (Comp.) with 3%, Luis-Daniel Muñoz (I) with 2%, Bill Gilbert (M) with 1% ^ Bill Gilbert (M) with 3%, Anne Armstrong (Comp.) with 2%, Luis-Daniel Muñoz (I) with 1% ^ Bill Gilbert (M) with 4%, Anne Armstrong (Comp.) with 3%, Luis-Daniel Muñoz (I) with 2% ^ Anne Armstrong (Comp.) with 5%, Bill Gilbert (M) with 3%, Luis-Daniel Muñoz (I) with 2% ^ RI.gov: Election Results ^ "Dra 2020" .Official campaign websites
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