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Rhode Island lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026
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| General election |
| Election details |
| Filing deadline: June 24, 2026 |
| Primary: September 9, 2026 General: November 3, 2026 |
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| Poll times:
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Rhode Island is holding an election for lieutenant governor on November 3, 2026.
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Candidates and election results
Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:
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General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island
Cynthia Armour Coyne is running in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
| Cynthia Armour Coyne (D) | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Eric Ulis (D)
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Rhode Island
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Past elections
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2014.
2022
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 | ||
| 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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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 | ||
| 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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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 | ||
| Total votes: 19,823 | ||||
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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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Total votes: 113,500 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
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 | |
| Total votes: 25,388 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Karl Wadensten (R)
2014
Democrat Daniel McKee won the election on November 4, 2014.
| Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island, 2014 | ||||
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| 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
This section will contain facts and figures related to this state's elections when those are available.
Lieutenant gubernatorial elections in 2026
There are 30 lieutenant gubernatorial seats on the ballot in 2026.
See also
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