Rhode Island held an election for lieutenant governor on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for September 13, 2022. The filing deadline was July 15, 2022.

Incumbent Sabina Matos won election in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island.

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island

Incumbent Sabina Matos defeated Aaron Guckian and Ross McCurdy in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Sabina Matos (D)	51.2	180,909
	Aaron Guckian (R)	43.1	152,458
	Ross McCurdy (Independent)	5.5	19,507
	Other/Write-in votes	0.2	608

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 353,482
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Keith Harrison (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island

Incumbent Sabina Matos defeated Deborah Ruggiero and Cynthia Mendes in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island on September 13, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Sabina Matos	47.1	50,704
	Deborah Ruggiero	33.1	35,620
	Cynthia Mendes	19.8	21,304

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 107,628
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Larry Valencia (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island

Aaron Guckian defeated Paul Pence in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island on September 13, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Aaron Guckian	67.7	13,427
	Paul Pence	32.3	6,396

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,823
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Voting information

See also: Voting in Rhode Island

Election information in Rhode Island: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

In-person: Oct. 9, 2022
By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 9, 2022
Online: Oct. 9, 2022

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

In-person: Oct. 18, 2022
By mail: Received by Oct. 18, 2022
Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
By mail: Received by Nov. 8, 2022

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 19, 2022 to Nov. 7, 2022

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

N/A

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Past elections

2018

See also: Rhode Island lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island

Incumbent Daniel McKee defeated Paul Pence, Joel Hellmann, Jonathan Riccitelli, and Ross McCurdy in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Daniel McKee (D)	61.9	226,528
		Paul Pence (R)	29.1	106,505
	Submit photo	Joel Hellmann (Moderate Party of Rhode Island Party)	3.1	11,332
		Jonathan Riccitelli (Independent)	2.7	9,866
		Ross McCurdy (Independent)	2.6	9,408
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	2,513

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 366,152 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Zachary Ward (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island

Incumbent Daniel McKee defeated J. Aaron Regunberg in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island on September 12, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Daniel McKee	51.1	57,983
	J. Aaron Regunberg	48.9	55,517

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 113,500
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

William Beeley Jr. (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island

Paul Pence advanced from the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island on September 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Pence	100.0	25,388

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 25,388
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Karl Wadensten (R)

2014

See also: Rhode Island lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014

Democrat Daniel McKee won the election on November 4, 2014.

Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Daniel McKee	54.3%	169,078
	Republican	Catherine Terry Taylor	33.8%	105,305
	Moderate	William Gilbert	8.3%	25,951
	Libertarian	Tony Jones	3.3%	10,221
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.3%	906
Total Votes				311,461
Election results via State of Rhode Island

Election analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.

Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.

Presidential elections

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Rhode Island Lieutenant Governor
	Democratic primary; Republican primary; General election;
Election details
	Filing deadline: July 15, 2022
	Primary: September 13, 2022; General: November 8, 2022; Pre-election incumbent(s):; Sabina Matos (Democratic)
How to vote
	Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Voting in Rhode Island
Ballotpedia analysis
	Federal and state primary competitiveness; State executive elections in 2022; Impact of term limits in 2022; State government trifectas; State government triplexes; Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2022
Rhode Island; executive elections
	Governor; Lieutenant Governor; Attorney General; Secretary of State; Treasurer

See also: Presidential voting trends in Rhode Island and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Rhode Island, 2022
District	Incumbent	Party	PVI
Rhode Island's 1st	David Cicilline	Democratic	D+12
Rhode Island's 2nd	Open	Democratic	D+4

2020 presidential results by 2022 congressional district lines

2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2022 district lines, Rhode Island^[1]
District	Joe Biden	Donald Trump
Rhode Island's 1st	63.8%	34.7%
Rhode Island's 2nd	56.1%	42.4%

2012-2020

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:

County-level voting pattern categories
Democratic
Status	2012	2016	2020
Solid Democratic	D	D	D
Trending Democratic	R	D	D
Battleground Democratic	D	R	D
New Democratic	R	R	D
Republican
Status	2012	2016	2020
Solid Republican	R	R	R
Trending Republican	D	R	R
Battleground Republican	R	D	R
New Republican	D	D	R

Following the 2020 presidential election, 84.5% of Rhode Islanders lived in one of the state's four Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 15.5% lived in Kent County, the state's one Battleground Democratic county. Overall, Rhode Island was Solid Democratic, having voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2012, Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016, and Joe Biden (D) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Rhode Island following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Rhode Island county-level statistics, 2020
Solid Democratic	4	84.5%
Battleground Democratic	1	15.5%
Total voted Democratic	5	100.0%
Total voted Republican	0	0.0%

Historical voting trends

Rhode Island presidential election results (1900-2020)

21 Democratic wins
10 Republican wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	R	R	R	D	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	D	R	D	D	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D

Statewide elections

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also: List of United States Senators from Rhode Island

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Rhode Island.

U.S. Senate election results in Rhode Island
Race	Winner	Runner up
2020	66.6%	33.4%
2018	61.6%	38.4%
2014	70.6%	29.3%
2012	64.8%	35.0%
2008	73.4%	26.6%
Average	66.6	33.4

Gubernatorial elections

See also: Governor of Rhode Island

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Rhode Island.

Gubernatorial election results in Rhode Island
Race	Winner	Runner up
2018	52.6%	37.2%
2014	40.7%	36.2%
2010	36.1% (Independent)	33.6%
2006	51.0%	49.0%
2002	54.8%	45.2%
Average	47.0	40.2

State partisanship

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Rhode Island's congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Rhode Island, November 2022
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	2	2	4
Republican	0	0	0
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	2	4

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Rhode Island's top four state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in Rhode Island, November 2022
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Daniel McKee
Lieutenant Governor	Sabina Matos
Secretary of State	Nellie Gorbea
Attorney General	Peter Neronha

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Rhode Island State Legislature as of November 2022.

Rhode Island State Senate

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	33
	Republican Party	5
	Vacancies	0
Total		38

Rhode Island House of Representatives

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	65
	Republican Party	10
	Independent	0
	Vacancies	0
Total		75

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, Rhode Island was a Democratic trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Rhode Island Party Control: 1992-2022
Thirteen years of Democratic trifectas • No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Governor	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	I	I	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Senate	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
House	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D

Demographics

The table below details demographic data in Rhode Island and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for Rhode Island
	Rhode Island	United States
Population	1,052,567	308,745,538
Land area (sq mi)	1,033	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White	80.5%	72.5%
Black/African American	6.8%	12.7%
Asian	3.4%	5.5%
Native American	0.5%	0.8%
Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Other (single race)	5.5%	4.9%
Multiple	3.3%	3.3%
Hispanic/Latino	15.4%	18%
Education
High school graduation rate	88.8%	88%
College graduation rate	34.2%	32.1%
Income
Median household income	$67,167	$62,843
Persons below poverty level	12.4%	13.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

External links

Footnotes

↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed September 9, 2022

[1] Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed September 9, 2022

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Rhode Island lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island

Voting information

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

Past elections

2018

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2014

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2012-2020

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