2018 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

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 was re-elected as Governor of Rhode Island since Bruce Sundlun won a second term in 1992, and the first time ever they did so for four year terms.

Nominated

 * Gina Raimondo, incumbent governor

Eliminated in primary

 * Matt Brown, former Secretary of State of Rhode Island and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2006
 * Spencer Dickinson, former state representative

Withdrawn

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

Declined

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

Results
[[File:2018RIGOVD.svg|thumb|210px|Results by county" Map legend

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Nominated

 * Allan Fung, Mayor of Cranston and nominee for governor in 2014

Eliminated in primary

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

Declined

 * Robert Flanders, former associate justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court (running for U.S. Senate)
 * Robert Nardolillo, state representative (running for U.S. Senate)
 * Joe Trillo, former state representative (running as an independent)
 * John Hazen White, businessman

Results
[[File:2018RIGOVGOP.svg|thumb|210px|Results by county: Fung

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Declared

 * Bill Gilbert, chairman of the Moderate Party of Rhode Island and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2014

Declared

 * Luis Daniel Muñoz, physician and community organizer
 * Joe Trillo, former Republican state representative

Failed to qualify

 * Rebecca McLaughlin

Declined

 * Matt Brown, former Secretary of State of Rhode Island (running as a Democrat)

Declared

 * Anne Armstrong (Compassion Party), cannabis activist

Debates

 * Complete video of debate, September 27, 2018
 * Complete video of debate, October 15, 2018

Predictions

 * Notes

Polling

 * with Gina Raimondo and Patricia Morgan


 * with Gina Raimondo and Giovanni Feroce


 * with Matt Brown and Allan Fung


 * with Matt Brown and Patricia Morgan


 * with Matt Brown and Giovanni Feroce

Results
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