2026 results · Rhode Island · Rhode Island Attorney General
Kimberly Ahern, the Democrat, is elected Rhode Island Attorney General, a Democratic hold
Kamala Harris carried Rhode Island by 13.9 points in 2024; this year's count is a 19.1-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimberly AhernDemocrat | 233,803 | 66.3% | |
| Alan Leonard GordonRepublican | 117,791 | 33.4% | |
| Write-in | 911 | 0.3% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 10:46 AM EST · 94% counted.
About 94% of the expected vote counted352,505 votesCount last changed Nov 6, 3:46 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 5:10 PM ESTSource: Rhode Island Board of Elections
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What the count shows
Added together, the 5 counties compared moved 19.1 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 69% as many votes as in 2024, from 73% in Washington County to 67% in Providence County.
Providence County moved most: D+14.4 for president in 2024, D+37.1 this year
The 5 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Providence County added 28,206 net votes for Ahern against the 2024 margin, 62% of the statewide change
Across the 5 counties compared, the margin moved by 45,262 votes toward Ahern: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Providence County+28,206 Ahern
- Kent County+11,582 Ahern
- Washington County+4,282 Ahern
- Bristol County+898 Ahern
- Newport County+294 Ahern
How the vote came in
Ahern did best among mail ballots (D+64.1) and Gordon among Election Day votes(D+24.6).
- Election Day214,781 votes, 61% of the countD+24.6
- Early Voting108,972 votes, 31% of the countD+41.1
- Mail Ballots28,752 votes, 8% of the countD+64.1
The office’s own categories, as it reports them. Margins are within each kind of vote.
Rhode Island’s ballot
All of Rhode Island’s resultsThe state legislatureBallot measures
StatewideDemocrats won all 6 of Rhode Island's statewide races.
U.S. HouseBefore the election D 2–0, now D 2–0
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count published by the Rhode Island Board of Elections. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.