Democratic
Helena Foulkes
No statements on the record yet
Governor · Election Day November 3, 2026
Rhode Island governor race 2026
2 candidates, in surname order. Nothing on the record yet. It fills in the morning a candidate is quoted in a story the brief covers.
Republican
Aaron Guckian
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Where the candidate list comes from
- NBC News: Rhode Island governor primary results read September 30, 2026
- Boston Globe: reviews confirm Rhode Island primary winners read September 30, 2026
- Rhode Island Secretary of State: candidate search, Governor read September 30, 2026
Names and party labels were checked against these pages on September 30, 2026. The list holds the major-party nominees and any independent who is a principal candidate. Smaller-party and write-in candidates are left out; the state’s election office has the full ballot.
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