2022 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

The 2022 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Rhode Island. Incumbent Democratic governor Dan McKee became Rhode Island's governor on March 2, 2021, when term-limited Gina Raimondo resigned following her confirmation as United States Secretary of Commerce. McKee easily won a full term on election day, defeating Republican Ashley Kalus by more than 19 percentage points.

Democratic primary

Candidates Nominee • Dan McKee, incumbent governor Eliminated in primary • Matt Brown, former Rhode Island secretary of state, candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2006 and candidate for governor in 2018 • Helena Foulkes, former CVS executive, granddaughter of former U.S. senator Thomas Dodd and niece of former U.S. senator Chris Dodd (endorsed McKee) • Nellie Gorbea, Rhode Island secretary of state • Luis Daniel Muñoz, physician, community organizer, and independent candidate for governor in 2018 Withdrew • Seth Magaziner, Rhode Island general treasurer (ran for the U.S. House) Declined • Jorge Elorza, mayor of Providence • Peter Neronha, attorney general of Rhode Island (ran for re-election) Endorsements Polling Graphical summary Results ==Republican primary==

Republican primary

Candidates Nominee • Ashley Kalus, businesswoman and former gubernatorial aide to Bruce Rauner Eliminated in primary • Jonathan Riccitelli, Independent candidate for lieutenant governor in 2018 Declined • Ken Block, businessman, Moderate Party nominee for governor in 2010, and Republican candidate for governor in 2014 • David Darlington, former chair of the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority • Jessica de la Cruz, minority whip of the Rhode Island Senate (ran for U.S. House) • Blake Filippi, minority leader of the Rhode Island House of Representatives (ran for re-election) • Allan Fung, former mayor of Cranston and nominee for governor of Rhode Island in 2014 and 2018 (ran for U.S. House) Endorsements Results ==Third parties and Independents==

Third parties and Independents

Qualified • Elijah Gizzarelli (Libertarian), veteran • Zachary Hurwitz (independent), small business owner and undergraduate student at the University of Rhode Island • Paul Rianna Jr (independent), nursing assistant at Fatima Hospital Declined • Bill Gilbert (Moderate Party), Moderate Party nominee for governor in 2018 and for lieutenant governor in 2014 (ran for U.S. House) ==General election==

General election

Predictions Post-primary endorsements Polling Dan McKee vs. Jonathan Riccitelli Debates Results {{align|right| By county Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic • Kent (largest municipality: Warwick) By congressional district McKee won both congressional districts. ==Notes==

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