2018 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

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2018 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
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  Governor Gina Raimondo of Rhode Island.jpg Allan Fung.jpg
Nominee Gina Raimondo Allan Fung
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 198,122 139,932
Percentage 52.6% 37.2%
2018 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election.svg
Governor before election

Gina Raimondo
Democratic

Elected Governor

Gina Raimondo
Democratic

Elections in Rhode Island
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The 2018 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the Governor of Rhode Island, concurrently with the election of Rhode Island's Class I U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections.

On September 12, 2018, incumbent governor Gina Raimondo and Cranston mayor and 2014 gubernatorial nominee Allan 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 since Donald Carcieri in 2006. It was also the first time that a Democrat got re-elected as Governor of Rhode Island since Bruce Sundlun won a second term in 1992.

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Nominated[]

Eliminated in primary[]

  • Matt Brown, former Secretary of State of Rhode Island[4]
  • Spencer Dickinson, former state representative[5]

Withdrawn[]

  • Paul Roselli, president of the Burrillville Land Trust (running for State Senate Dist. 23) (Endorsed Matt Brown) [6]

Declined[]

  • Lincoln Chafee, former governor and candidate for President of the United States in 2016[7]
  • James Langevin, U.S. Representative[8]
  • Angel Taveras, former Mayor of Providence and candidate for governor in 2014[9]
  • Daniel McKee, lieutenant governor (running for reelection)[10]

Endorsements[]

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Matt Brown
Statewide politicians
  • Lincoln Chafee, former US Senator and former Governor[11]
Local officials
  • Jeanine Calkin, state senator
  • Lauren Niedel, Rhode Island Democratic Party State Committeewoman
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 of NARAL 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, American feminist, journalist, and social political activist
Organizations

Results[]

Results by county
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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

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Nominated[]

  • Allan Fung, Mayor of Cranston and nominee for governor in 2014[15]

Eliminated in primary[]

  • Giovanni Feroce, businessman, former state senator and nominee for lieutenant governor in 1994[16]
  • Patricia Morgan, Minority Leader of the Rhode Island House of Representatives[17]

Declined[]

  • Robert Flanders, former associate justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court (running for U.S. Senate)[18]
  • Robert Nardolillo, state representative (running for U.S. Senate)[19][9][20]
  • Joe Trillo, former state representative (running as an independent)[9][21]
  • John Hazen White, businessman[9]

Endorsements[]

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Allan Fung
Federal Officials
  • Sean Spicer, former White House Press Secretary[22]
State Officials
  • Lincoln Almond, former Governor[23]
  • Michael Chippendale, state representative[24]
  • Brian Newberry, state representative[24]
  • Thomas Paolino, state senator[24]
  • Frank Maher, former state senator[24]
  • Mike Pinga, former state senator[24]
Local Officials
  • Scott Hirst, Town Moderator of Hopkinton[25]
  • Glen Shibley, President of the Coventry Town Council[24]
  • Michael Farina, President of the Cranston City Council[24]
  • Michael Favicchio, Vice-President of the Cranston City Council[24]
  • Christopher Paplauskas, Cranston city councilman[24]
  • Kenneth Hopkins, Cranston city councilman[24]
  • Trent Colford, Cranston city councilman[24]
  • Michael Isaacs, former President of the East Greenwich Town Council[24]
  • Rolland Grant, former Mayor of East Providence[24]
  • Kevin McGovern, President of the Exeter Town Council[24]
  • Frank Landolfi, President of the Hopkinton Town Council[24]
  • Liana Ferreira-Fenton, Middletown School Committeewoman[24]
  • Matthew Mannix, President Pro Tem of the Narragansett Town Council[24]
Party Leadership
  • Mark Zaccaria, former Chair of the Rhode Island Republican Party[24]
  • Mark Smiley, former Chair of the Rhode Island Republican Party[24]
Organizations
  • International Brotherhood of Police Officers Local 301[26]
  • North Kingstown Republican Town Committee[27]
  • Woonsocket Republican City Committee[28]
  • Cranston Republican City Committee[29]
  • Lincoln Republican Town Committee[30]
  • Warwick Republican City Committee[31]
  • Cumberland Republican Town Committee[32]
  • Middletown Republican Town Committee[33]
  • South Kingstown Republican Town Committee[34]
Newspapers

Polling[]

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin
of error 		Allan
Fung 		Patricia
Morgan 		Other Undecided
National Research Inc. (R-Morgan) July 23–24, 2018 400 – 44% 33% – 18%
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Fung) July 11–14, 2018 400 ± 4.9% 62% 22% 4%[36] 10%

Results[]

Results by county
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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

Moderate primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

  • Bill Gilbert, chairman of the Moderate Party of Rhode Island and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2014[37]

Independents[]

Declared[]

  • Luis-Daniel Muñoz, physician and entrepreneur[38]
  • Joe Trillo, former Republican state representative[21]

Failed to qualify[]

  • Rebecca McLaughlin[39]

Declined[]

  • Matt Brown, former Secretary of State of Rhode Island (running as a Democrat)[4]

Minor third parties[]

Declared[]

  • Anne Armstrong (Compassion Party), cannabis activist [40]

General election[]

Debates[]

Predictions[]

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[41] Lean D October 26, 2018
The Washington Post[42] Lean D November 5, 2018
FiveThirtyEight[43] Safe D November 5, 2018
Rothenberg Political Report[44] Lean D November 1, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[45] Likely D November 5, 2018
RealClearPolitics[46] Likely D November 4, 2018
Daily Kos[47] Lean D November 5, 2018
Fox News[48][a] Likely D November 5, 2018
Politico[49] Lean D November 5, 2018
Governing[50] Lean D November 5, 2018
Notes
  1. ^ The Fox News Midterm Power Rankings uniquely does not contain a category for Safe/Solid races

Polling[]

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin
of error 		Gina
Raimondo (D) 		Allan
Fung (R) 		Joe
Trillo (I) 		Other Undecided
Fleming & Associates October 20–24, 2018 416 ± 4.8% 45% 34% 9% 4%[51] 8%
SocialSphere October 5–9, 2018 502 – 40% 32% 17% – 11%
University of New Hampshire September 27 – October 6, 2018 503 ± 4.4% 48% 34% 5% 3%[52] 11%
Fleming & Associates September 14–17, 2018 420 ± 4.8% 43% 36% 7% 4%[53] 9%
Fleming & Associates July 28–31, 2018 407 ± 4.8% 39% 37% 6% 3%[54] 14%
SocialSphere May 30 – June 4, 2018 501 – 33% 33% 16% – 18%
Fleming & Associates February 25–28, 2018 419 ± 4.8% 38% 36% 6% – 17%
TargetPoint (R-Fung) November 4–6, 2017 600 ± 4.0% 41% 46% – – –

Results[]

county
Results by county
Map legend
Trillo
Support for Joe Trillo by county
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Rhode Island gubernatorial election, 2018[60]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Gina Raimondo (incumbent) 198,122 52.64% +11.94%
Republican Allan Fung 139,932 37.18% +0.94%
Independent Joe Trillo 16,532 4.39% N/A
Moderate Bill Gilbert 10,155 2.70% -18.68%
Independent Luis-Daniel Munoz 6,223 1.65% N/A
Compassion Anne Armstrong 4,191 1.11% N/A
Write-in 1,246 0.33% +0.10%
Total votes 376,401 100% N/A
Democratic hold

See also[]

  • Rhode Island elections, 2018

References[]

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  36. ^ Giovanni Feroce with 4%
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  51. ^ Bill Gilbert (M) and Anne Armstrong (Comp.) with 2%, Luis-Daniel Muñoz (I) with 1%
  52. ^ Bill Gilbert (M), Anne Armstrong (Comp.), and Luis-Daniel Muñoz (I) with 1%, other with 0%
  53. ^ Bill Gilbert (M) with 2%, Anne Armstrong (Comp.) and Luis-Daniel Muñoz (I) with 1%
  54. ^ Bill Gilbert (M), Anne Armstrong (Comp.), and Luis-Daniel Muñoz (I) with 1%
  55. ^ Bill Gilbert (M), Anne Armstrong (Comp.), and Luis-Daniel Muñoz (I) with 2%
  56. ^ Anne Armstrong (Comp.) with 3%, Luis-Daniel Muñoz (I) with 2%, Bill Gilbert (M) with 1%
  57. ^ Bill Gilbert (M) with 3%, Anne Armstrong (Comp.) with 2%, Luis-Daniel Muñoz (I) with 1%
  58. ^ Bill Gilbert (M) with 4%, Anne Armstrong (Comp.) with 3%, Luis-Daniel Muñoz (I) with 2%
  59. ^ Anne Armstrong (Comp.) with 5%, Bill Gilbert (M) with 3%, Luis-Daniel Muñoz (I) with 2%
  60. ^ https://www.ri.gov/election/results/2018/general_election/

External links[]

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