2022 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

The 2022 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Rhode Island. Incumbent Democratic Governor Dan McKee became Rhode Island's governor on March 2, 2021, when term-limited Gina Raimondo resigned following her confirmation as United States Secretary of Commerce. 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 1992. This was the first time since that election that Democrats won every county in a gubernatorial election.

Nominee

 * Dan McKee, incumbent governor

Eliminated in primary

 * Matt Brown, former Rhode Island secretary of state, candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2006 and candidate for governor in 2018
 * Helena Foulkes, former CVS executive, granddaughter of former U.S. Senator Thomas Dodd and niece of former U.S. Senator Chris Dodd (endorsed McKee)
 * Nellie Gorbea, Rhode Island secretary of state
 * Luis Daniel Muñoz, physician, community organizer, and independent candidate for governor in 2018

Withdrew

 * Seth Magaziner, Rhode Island general treasurer (running for the U.S. House)

Declined

 * Jorge Elorza, mayor of Providence
 * James Langevin, U.S. representative for Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district and former secretary of state of Rhode Island
 * Peter Neronha, attorney general of Rhode Island (running for re-election)

Polling

 * Graphical summary

Results
[[File:2022 Rhode Island gubernatorial Democratic primary election results map by county.svg|thumb|210px|Results by county {{legend|#7996e2|McKee}}

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{{legend|#f2f2a0|30–40%}} ]] [[File:2022 Rhode Island gubernatorial Democratic primary election results map by municipality.svg|thumb|210px|Results by municipality: {{legend|#7996e2|McKee}}

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{{legend|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend|#FACA33|Foulkes}}

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Nominee

 * Ashley Kalus, businesswoman and former gubernatorial aide to Bruce Rauner

Eliminated in primary

 * Jonathan Riccitelli, Independent candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 2018

Declined

 * Ken Block, businessman, Moderate Party nominee for governor in 2010, and Republican candidate for governor in 2014
 * David Darlington, former chair of the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority
 * Jessica de la Cruz, minority whip of the Rhode Island Senate (ran for U.S. House)
 * Blake Filippi, minority leader of the Rhode Island House of Representatives (running for re-election)
 * Allan Fung, former mayor of Cranston and nominee for governor of Rhode Island in 2014 and 2018 (running for U.S. House)

Results
[[File:2022 Rhode Island gubernatorial Republican primary election results map by county.svg|thumb|210px|Results by county: {{legend|#e27f7f|Kalus}}

{{legend|#c21b18|80–90%}} ]] [[File:2022 Rhode Island gubernatorial Republican primary election results map by municipality.svg|thumb|210px|Results by municipality: {{legend|#e27f7f|Kalus}}

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Qualified

 * Elijah Gizzarelli (Libertarian), veteran
 * Zachary Hurwitz (independent), small business owner and undergraduate student at the University of Rhode Island
 * Paul Rianna Jr (independent), nursing assistant at Fatima Hospital

Declined

 * Bill Gilbert (Moderate Party), Moderate Party nominee for governor in 2018 and for Lieutenant Governor in 2014 (running for U.S. House)

Polling

 * Dan McKee vs. Jonathan Riccitelli

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

 * Kent (largest municipality: Warwick)