Foulkes defeats Block and Guckian to win governor’s race

By: Nancy Lavin

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: November 4, 2026

Words: 967

Last Updated: 5 days, 20 hours ago

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Democrat Helena Buonanno Foulkes triumphed over her general election opponents Tuesday night to become Rhode Island’s next governor.

Foulkes drew more than 57% of the vote, defeating independent Ken Block by 30 points, according to preliminary unofficial results as of 10:30 p.m. GOP nominee Aaron Guckian came in third with 13%, with 94% of ballots counted.

The Associated Press called the race for Foulkes at 8:30 p.m., 30 minutes …

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