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2022 Rhode Island lieutenant gubernatorial election

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2022 Rhode Island lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Nominee Sabina Matos Aaron Guckian Ross McCurdy
Party Democratic Republican Independent
Popular vote 180,909 152,458 19,507
Percentage 51.2% 43.1% 5.5%

Rhode Island Lieutenant Governor Election Precinct Results
Matos:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Guckian:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Sabina Matos
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Sabina Matos
Democratic

The 2022 Rhode Island lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the lieutenant governor of the state of Rhode Island. The election coincided with various other federal and state elections, including for Governor of Rhode Island. Primary elections were held on September 13. Rhode Island is one of 21 states that elects its lieutenant governor separately from its governor.

Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Sabina Matos was appointed to the seat in 2021 after the previous incumbent, Dan McKee, ascended to the governorship.[1] McKee was re-elected in 2018 with 61.9% of the vote.[2]

Matos won election to a full term, defeating her Republican opponent Aaron Guckian in the closest race for this office since 1998.[3] She became the first Dominican American to be elected to a lieutenant governor position in the United States.[4]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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Disqualified

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Declined

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Endorsements

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Sabina Matos
Statewide officials
State legislators
Local officials
Organizations
Labor unions
Cynthia Mendes
U.S. Senators
Organizations
Deb Ruggiero
State legislators

Debate

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2022 Rhode Island Lieutenant Governor Democratic primary debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Democratic Democratic Democratic
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Cynthia Mendes Sabina Matos Deb Ruggiero
1 Jul. 29, 2022 WPRI-TV Ted Nesi
Tim White
YouTube P P P
2 Sep. 7, 2022 WJAR Gene Valicenti YouTube P A P

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Sabina
Matos
Cynthia
Mendes
Deb
Ruggiero
Undecided
Change Research (D)[A] September 4–5, 2022 602 (LV) ± 4.1% 22% 14% 15% 41%
Fleming & Associates August 7–10, 2022 405 (LV) ± 4.9% 23% 9% 14% 51%
Expedition Strategies (D)[B] July 19–24, 2022 402 (LV) ± 4.9% 30% 10% 16% 44%
Fleming & Associates May 9–12, 2022 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 21% 12% 13% 53%

Results

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Democratic primary results[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sabina Matos (incumbent) 50,704 47.11%
Democratic Deb Ruggiero 35,620 33.10%
Democratic Cynthia Mendes 21,304 19.79%
Total votes 107,628 100.0%

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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  • Paul Pence, food safety coordinator and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2018[20]

Withdrawn

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Endorsements

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Aaron Guckian

Results

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Republican primary results[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Aaron Guckian 13,427 67.73%
Republican Paul Pence 6,396 32.27%
Total votes 19,823 100.0%

Independents

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Candidates

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Declared

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  • Keith Harrison, veteran[25] (did not appear on the ballot)
  • Ross McCurdy, candidate in 2018

General election

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Endorsements

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Sabina Matos (D)
Statewide officials
State legislators
Local officials
Organizations
Labor unions
Aaron Guckian (R)

Forum

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2022 Rhode Island Lieutenant Governor candidate forum
No. Date Host Moderator Link Democratic Republican Independent
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Sabina Matos Aaron Guckian Ross McCurdy
1[26] North Kingstown
High School
YouTube P P P

Results

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2022 Rhode Island lieutenant gubernatorial election[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Sabina Matos (incumbent) 180,909 51.18% –10.69%
Republican Aaron Guckian 152,458 43.13% +14.04%
Independent Ross McCurdy 19,507 5.52% +2.95%
Write-in 608 0.17% –0.52%
Total votes 353,482 100.0%
Democratic hold

By congressional district

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Matos won both congressional districts.[28]

District Matos Guckian Representative
1st 56% 38% David Cicilline
2nd 47.4% 46.9% James Langevin (117th Congress)
Seth Magaziner (118th Congress)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
Partisan clients
  1. ^ Poll jointly sponsored by Democratic Promise Action Fund and Matt Brown and Mendes' campaign for Governor and Lieutenant Governor
  2. ^ This poll was sponsored by Matos's campaign

References

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  1. ^ "Matos to be sworn in as lieutenant governor Wednesday morning". Archived from the original on November 22, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "Lieutenant Governor". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  3. ^ Rozas Rivera, Adriana (November 9, 2022) [November 8, 2022]. "Matos wins 1st full term as RI lieutenant governor". WPRI-TV. Providence. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  4. ^ Acevedo, Nicole (November 9, 2022). "These Latino firsts made history in the 2022 midterm elections". NBC News. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  5. ^ "Two former mayors, likely foes in the General Treasurer race". December 13, 2021.
  6. ^ "Nesi's Notes: Feb. 26". February 26, 2022.
  7. ^ "Candidate says she'll sleep in tent outside State House until homeless crisis 'resolved'". The Providence Journal. Archived from the original on December 23, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  8. ^ "Here's who's running for the big kid jobs in Rhode Island politics (So far) - the Boston Globe". The Boston Globe.
  9. ^ "State Rep. Deb Ruggiero will run for RI lieutenant governor". April 4, 2022.
  10. ^ "Larry Valencia wants to be the 'last lieutenant governor' of RI". May 5, 2022.
  11. ^ "Regunberg appears to have second thoughts about second run for lieutenant governor - the Boston Globe". The Boston Globe.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "Labor, Community, Faith and Elected Leaders Line Up to Support Sabina". Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Fitzpatrick, Edward. "Rhode Island political news: August". The Boston Globe. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  14. ^ a b "Mom's Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate". Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  15. ^ a b Nesi, Ted (June 26, 2022). "McKee wins RI Dem Party endorsement". Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  16. ^ "Senator Bernie Sanders endorses R.I. Progressives Segal, Brown, and Mendes - the Boston Globe". The Boston Globe.
  17. ^ "Nesi's Notes: April 9". April 9, 2022.
  18. ^ a b "2022 Statewide Primary". Rhode Island Board of Elections. September 22, 2022. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  19. ^ Gregg, Katherine (June 20, 2022). "Aaron Guckian jumps into GOP race for RI lieutenant governor". The Providence Journal. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  20. ^ Fitzpatrick, Edward (November 12, 2021). "Republican Paul Pence Jr. Is running for R.I. Lieutenant governor again - the Boston Globe". The Boston Globe.
  21. ^ "Election 2022 Update: Magaziner wants to divest from Russia".
  22. ^ Lugo, Jeann [@JeannCLugo] (June 25, 2022). "I will not be running for any office this fall" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  23. ^ Breuninger, Kevin. "Off-duty Rhode Island cop, ex-GOP state Senate candidate allegedly attacks political opponent at abortion rights rally after Supreme Court Roe ruling". CNBC.
  24. ^ a b Stevens, Matthew (June 29, 2022). "Kalus, Fung headline RIGOP endorsements". WLNE-TV. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  25. ^ "Here's who's running for the big kid jobs in Rhode Island politics (so Far)". The Boston Globe. March 29, 2022.
  26. ^ Pezanko, Charles (November 3, 2022). "Candidates Day At North Kingstown High School". North Kingstown High School. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  27. ^ "2022 General Election - Lieutenant Governor". Rhode Island Board of Elections. November 16, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  28. ^ "RI 2022 Statewide Races by CD".
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