Rhode Island 2026 Election Results: Foulkes Elected Governor, Chinese American Allan Fung Wins State House Seat

Rhode Island voted in the 2026 midterm elections on November 3, and the results below are the collective choice of the state's voters. According to the Rhode Island Board of Elections' official count and Associated Press race calls, Helena Foulkes was elected governor, Sen. Jack Reed was reelected, and both U.S. House seats were held by Democrats. Of five bond questions, three have been called as passed and two remain uncalled. Chinese American Allan Fung was elected as an independent to State House District 15. The full list follows.

Governor and U.S. Senator

Governor: Helena Foulkes (D), 205,117 votes, 57.57%, elected. Foulkes won the September Democratic primary over incumbent Gov. Dan McKee before winning the general election; the seat was Democratic before and after, with no party flip. Called by the AP.

Governor, other candidates: Kenneth Block (independent), 99,269 votes, 27.86%; Aaron Guckian (R), 47,106 votes, 13.22%; C. D. Reynolds (independent), 2,031 votes; Jasjit Gotra (independent), 1,649 votes; write-ins, 1,137 votes.

U.S. Senator: Jack Reed (D), 237,742 votes, 66.64%, reelected. Called by the AP.

U.S. Senate, other candidates: Raymond McKay (R), 104,875 votes, about 29.4%; Michael Bahry (independent), 13,425 votes; write-ins, 691 votes. The state's other senator, Sheldon Whitehouse (D), was not up this year; his seat is next contested in 2030.

Other Statewide Offices

Lieutenant Governor: Sabina Matos (D), 205,089 votes, elected. Her Republican opponent John Loughlin has conceded.

Attorney General: Kimberly Ahern (D), 227,155 votes, elected.

Secretary of State: Gregg Amore (D), 268,868 votes, elected unopposed.

Treasurer: James Diossa (D), 223,214 votes, elected.

Note: vote figures in this section come from the unofficial official count as carried in state reporting, without percentages recomputed here; the lieutenant governor and treasurer calls came later on election night, and all are subject to the Board of Elections' seat-by-seat certification.

Ballot Questions

Question 1 (higher education facilities bonds, $275 million): borrowing for construction and renovation at the state's three public colleges. Passed: Yes 206,822 votes, 59.9%, to 138,375 No. Called by the AP.

Question 2 (housing and homeownership bonds, $120 million): borrowing for housing and community development projects. Passed: Yes 210,795 votes, 61.2%, to 133,514 No. Called by the AP.

Question 3 (economic development bonds, $100 million): borrowing for economic development projects. Not yet called: No leads with 177,262 votes, 52.4%, over 161,167 Yes votes. Only the lead is reported; it is not recorded as rejected.

Question 4 (cultural and historical bonds, $50 million): borrowing for cultural and historical projects including a new state history center. Not yet called: No leads with 173,297 votes, 50.7%, over 168,447 Yes votes. Only the lead is reported; it is not recorded as rejected.

Question 5 (environmental protection bonds, $55 million): borrowing for environmental and recreational projects. Passed: Yes 230,140 votes, 67.0%, to 113,326 No. Called by the AP.

In sum, the five bond questions sought $600 million in total borrowing; three have been called as passed and two are uncalled.

U.S. House

Overview: the state has 2 seats, held before and after the election by Democrats, 2-0, with no flips.

District 1: Gabe Amo (D), 110,625 votes, reelected. Called by the AP.

District 2: Seth Magaziner (D), 119,683 votes, reelected. Called by the AP.

Note: opponents' exact vote totals and the winners' percentages for both districts await the Board of Elections' official count review. No Chinese American or Asian American winner was found in either House race; the Chinese American winner is at the state legislative level, below.

State Legislature

State Senate: 38 seats, all up this year. Democrats kept control with no flip of control; Republicans fell from 4 seats to 2 and Democrats hold about 36 (provisional tally, pending seat-by-seat certification). Republican incumbents Elaine Morgan (District 34) and Thomas Paolino (District 17) lost to Democrats Samantha Wilcox and Nelly Burdette.

State House: 75 seats, all up this year. Democrats kept control and their supermajority, with no flip of control; Republicans hold 10 seats across both chambers combined, down from 14, of which 8 are in the House (provisional tally, pending certification).

Chinese American winner: Allan Fung (Allan Wai-Ket Fung, independent) was elected to State House District 15 (Cranston) with about 39.0%, defeating Republican incumbent Christopher Paplauskas and Democrat Colleen Crudele. Fung is Chinese American and served as mayor of Cranston from 2009 to 2021, the first Chinese American mayor in Rhode Island.

Counting and Certification

The Board of Elections results portal showed all 39 cities and towns reporting (snapshot on the morning of November 4), but the results are uncertified, which does not mean every eligible ballot has been counted. Figures are from the Board of Elections' official count and AP calls; uncalled races are listed with their current leaders only, and final results are subject to official certification. GSM will update this list as the remaining races are called.

Related: 2026 midterm results: all 50 states

Source: Rhode Island Board of Elections

Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)

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