2026 General Election ยท Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Rhode Island Governor

5 candidates, listed alphabetically.

Candidates

Ken Block

Independent

Ken Block is an American businessman, software engineer, and political reformer. He is the founder of the Moderate Party of Rhode Island, the state's third-largest political party, and ran as the Moderate candidate for Governor of Rhode Island in the 2010 election.

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Helena Foulkes

Democratic

Helena Foulkes is an American businesswoman and politician. She was the chief executive officer of Hudson's Bay Company and a marketing executive at CVS Pharmacy.

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Aaron Guckian

Republican

Aaron Guckian is described in Wikipedia's coverage of this race as: former chair of the Warwick Sewer Authority and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2022.

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CD Reynolds

Independent

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Candidate list and race details

What's included: U.S. Senate and House, statewide offices and statewide ballot measures.

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Candidate lists as of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

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