2018 Rhode Island elections

2018 Rhode Island General Treasurer election
	Magaziner: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Riley: 50–60%
General Treasurer before election; Seth Magaziner; Democratic	Elected General Treasurer ; Seth Magaziner; Democratic

2018 Rhode Island Attorney General election
	; Neronha: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Attorney General before election; Peter Kilmartin; Democratic	Elected Attorney General ; Peter Neronha; Democratic

2018 Rhode Island lieutenant gubernatorial election
	McKee: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Pence: 40–50%
Lieutenant Governor before election; Daniel McKee; Democratic	Elected Lieutenant Governor ; Daniel McKee; Democratic

A general election was held in the U.S. state of Rhode Island on November 6, 2018. The party primaries for the election occurred on September 12, 2018. All of Rhode Island's executive officers went up for election as well as Rhode Island's Class I U.S. Senate seat and both of Rhode Island's two seats in the United States House of Representatives.

Governor

Incumbent Democratic governor Gina Raimondo sought re-election to a second term and won, defeating Republican Allan Fung in a rematch.^[1]

Results

Rhode Island gubernatorial election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Gina Raimondo (incumbent)	198,122	52.6	+11.9%
	Republican	Allan Fung	139,932	37.2	+1.0%
	Moderate	Bill Gilbert	10,155	2.7	+2.7%
	Compassion	Anne Armstrong	4,191	1.1	+1.1%
	Independent	Luis-Daniel Muñoz	6,223	1.7	+1.7%
	Independent	Joe Trillo	16,532	4.4	+4.4%
	Independent	Write-In	1,246	0.3	+0.1%
Majority			198,122	52.6	+11.9%
Turnout			376,401	100

Lieutenant governor

Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor of Rhode Island Daniel McKee sought and won re-election to a second term.

Democratic primary

Dan McKee,^[2] Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor of Rhode Island
Aaron Regunberg,^[3] State Representative (4th District, East Side, Providence)

The two had a debate on WPRI on September 7, 2018.^[4]

Results

Democratic primary results^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Daniel McKee (incumbent)	57,632	51.1
	Democratic	Aaron Regunberg	55,230	48.9
Total votes			112,862	100.0

Republican primary

Paul Pence,^[6] Senior Specialist in Quality Management systems and Food Safety at Toray Plastics

Results

Republican primary results^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul E. Pence	25,276	100.0
Total votes			25,276	100.0

General election

Results

Rhode Island lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Daniel McKee (incumbent)	226,528	61.9
	Republican	Paul Pence	106,505	29.1
	Moderate	Joel Hellmann	11,332	3.1
	Independent	Jonathan Riccitelli	9,866	2.7
	Independent	Ross McCurdy	9,408	2.6
		Write-ins	2,513	0.7
Total votes			366,152

Attorney general

Incumbent Democratic attorney general Peter Kilmartin was term-limited and could not run for re-election to a third term in office.

Democratic primary

Declared

Peter Neronha, former U.S. attorney of the District of Rhode Island^[8]

Results

Democratic primary results ^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter F. Neronha	91,273	100.0
Total votes			91,273	100.0

General election

Results

Rhode Island Attorney General election, 2018 ^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter Neronha	274,350	79.8
	Compassion	Alan Gordon	65,674	19.1
		Write-ins	3,657	1.1
Total votes			343,681

Secretary of state

Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea won re-election to a second term.

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nellie M. Gorbea (incumbent)	95,103	100.0
Total votes			95,103	100.0

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pat V. Cortellessa	24,965	100.0
Total votes			24,965	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Governing magazine^[10]	Safe D	June 4, 2018

Results

Rhode Island Secretary of State election, 2018^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nellie Gorbea (incumbent)	247,276	67.4
	Republican	Pat Cortellessa	119,293	32.5
		Write-ins	540	0.1
Total votes			367,109

General Treasurer

Incumbent Democratic General Treasurer Seth Magaziner won re-election to a second term.^[12]

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Seth Magaziner (incumbent)	93,967	100.0
Total votes			93,967	100.0

Republican primary

Declared

Michael Riley,^[13] investment advisor

Results

Republican primary results^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael G. Riley	25,583	100.0
Total votes			25,583	100.0

General election

Results

Rhode Island General Treasurer election, 2018^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Seth Magaziner (incumbent)	237,575	64.9
	Republican	Michael Riley	127,944	35.0
		Write-in	539	0.1
Total votes			366,058	100%

United States Senate

Incumbent Democratic senator Sheldon Whitehouse won reelection to a third term.

Results

United States Senate election in Rhode Island, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Sheldon Whitehouse (incumbent)	231,477	61.45	−3.36%
	Republican	Robert Flanders	144,421	38.33	+3.36%
	n/a	Write-ins	840	0.22	N/A
Majority			231,477	61.45	−3.36%
Turnout			376,738	100

United States House of Representatives

Both of Rhode Island's two seats in the United States House of Representatives will be up for election in 2018.

References

^ "2018 General Election: Governor". State of Rhode Island Election Results: Board of Elections. Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
^ Donnis, Ian. "McKee Announces Re-Election Campaign For RI Lieutenant Governor". RI Public Radio. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
^ Tempera, Jacqueline. "Rep. Regunberg announces run for lieutenant governor". providencejournal.com. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
^ WPRI (September 7, 2018), Newsmakers Campaign 2018 Debate: RI Lt. Governor Primary (D), retrieved September 9, 2018
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "2018 Statewide Primary". State of Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
^ Reynolds, Mark. "Warwick's Paul Pence announces GOP bid for R.I. lieutenant governor". Providence Journal. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
^ "Lieutenant Governor". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
^ Gregg, Katherine. "Former U.S. Attorney Neronha announces for attorney general". Providence Journal. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
^ "Attorney General". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
^ Jacobson, Louis (June 4, 2018). "Secretary of State Races Are More Competitive and Important Than Ever". Governing. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
^ "Secretary of State". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
^ ChrisS. "GoLocalProv | Politics | Magaziner Launches Re-Election Campaign for General Treasurer". GoLocalProv. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
^ Gregg, Katherine. "GOP's Michael Riley announces run for state treasurer". providencejournal.com. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
^ "General Treasurer". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved September 23, 2019.

External links

"State Elections Legislation Database", Ncsl.org, Washington, D.C.: National Conference of State Legislatures, State legislation related to the administration of elections introduced in 2011 through this year, 2020
Candidates at Vote Smart
Candidates at Ballotpedia
Campaign finance at OpenSecrets

Official Lieutenant Governor campaign websites

Ross McCurdy (I) for Lt. Governor
Dan McKee (D) for Lt. Governor Archived 2020-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
Paul Pence (R) for Lt. Governor

Official Attorney General campaign websites

Peter Neronha (D) for Attorney General

Official Secretary of State campaign websites

Official General Treasurer campaign websites

[1] "2018 General Election: Governor". State of Rhode Island Election Results: Board of Elections. Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved December 24, 2018.

[2] Donnis, Ian. "McKee Announces Re-Election Campaign For RI Lieutenant Governor". RI Public Radio. Retrieved November 9, 2017.

[3] Tempera, Jacqueline. "Rep. Regunberg announces run for lieutenant governor". providencejournal.com. Retrieved October 25, 2017.

[4] WPRI (September 7, 2018), Newsmakers Campaign 2018 Debate: RI Lt. Governor Primary (D), retrieved September 9, 2018

[Primary-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "2018 Statewide Primary". State of Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved September 13, 2018.

[6] Reynolds, Mark. "Warwick's Paul Pence announces GOP bid for R.I. lieutenant governor". Providence Journal. Retrieved November 9, 2017.

[7] "Lieutenant Governor". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved September 23, 2019.

[8] Gregg, Katherine. "Former U.S. Attorney Neronha announces for attorney general". Providence Journal. Retrieved November 9, 2017.

[9] "Attorney General". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved September 23, 2019.

[10] Jacobson, Louis (June 4, 2018). "Secretary of State Races Are More Competitive and Important Than Ever". Governing. Retrieved September 22, 2019.

[11] "Secretary of State". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved September 23, 2019.

[12] ChrisS. "GoLocalProv | Politics | Magaziner Launches Re-Election Campaign for General Treasurer". GoLocalProv. Retrieved September 9, 2018.

[13] Gregg, Katherine. "GOP's Michael Riley announces run for state treasurer". providencejournal.com. Retrieved September 9, 2018.

[14] "General Treasurer". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved September 23, 2019.

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