2026 results · Rhode Island · Rhode Island Lieutenant Governor
Sabina Matos, the Democrat, is elected Rhode Island Lieutenant Governor
Kamala Harris carried Rhode Island by 13.9 points in 2024; this year's count is a 5.1-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabina MatosDemocrat | 211,231 | 59.3% | |
| John J. Loughlin, IIRepublican | 143,802 | 40.4% | |
| Write-in | 1,067 | 0.3% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 10:46 AM EST · 94% counted.
About 94% of the expected vote counted356,100 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 5.1 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 70% as many votes as in 2024, from 74% in Washington County to 68% in Providence County.
Providence County moved most: D+14.4 for president in 2024, D+24.6 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 6,173 net votes for Matos against the 2024 margin
Across the 5 counties compared, the margin moved by 3,321 votes toward Loughlin: 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+6,173 Matos
- Washington County+4,221 Loughlin
- Newport County+4,204 Loughlin
- Bristol County+2,434 Loughlin
- Kent County+1,365 Matos
How the vote came in
Matos did best among mail ballots (D+48.2) and Loughlin among Election Day votes(D+12.5).
- Election Day217,485 votes, 61% of the countD+12.5
- Early Voting109,812 votes, 31% of the countD+24.1
- Mail Ballots28,803 votes, 8% of the countD+48.2
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.