McKee facing uphill battle in WPRI poll. Block may have a chance. AG race is wide open.

By: Nancy Lavin

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: May 19, 2026

Words: 1,892

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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Gov. Dan McKee’s path to reelection remains dubious, with prospective primary voters backing his Democratic challenger, Helena Buonanno Foulkes, by a 2-to-1 margin, according to a new WPRI-TV 12 poll published Tuesday.

The survey of 1,000 likely Rhode Island voters conducted May 14 to 16 by Emerson College Polling is the first in a series of election-year polls that 12 News will publish, along with not-yet-scheduled, televised debates in key local and state …

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