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.

2018 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
November 6, 2018
 
Nominee Gina Raimondo Allan Fung
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 198,122 139,932
Percentage 52.6% 37.2%
Governor before election

Gina Raimondo
Democratic

 Elected Governor

Gina Raimondo
Democratic

Elections in Rhode Island
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Mayoral 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) that won 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

Nominated

Eliminated in primary

Withdrawn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

Declined

Endorsements
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 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  • Paul Roselli, President of Burrillville Land Trust, candidate for State Senate, withdrawn Democratic candidate for Governor [6]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
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

Nominated

Eliminated in primary

Declined

Endorsements
Allan Fung
Federal Officials
State Officials
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
Organizations
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
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

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

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
Rothenberg Political Report[42] Lean D November 1, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[43] Likely D October 25, 2018
Real Clear Politics[44] Likely D October 30, 2018
Daily Kos[45] Lean D October 26, 2018
Fox News[46][lower-alpha 1] Likely D October 30, 2018
Politico[47] Lean D October 30, 2018
Governing[48] Lean D October 30, 2018
The Washington Post[49] Lean D October 16, 2018
FiveThirtyEight[50] Likely D November 1, 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
Results by county
Support for Joe Trillo by county
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

References
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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/
Official campaign websites
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