McKee campaign slams new poll saying he’s down 38 points days after another survey found gap closing

By: Nancy Lavin

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: August 27, 2026

Words: 923

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Has Gov. Dan McKee closed the gap with his Democratic primary opponent, Helena Buonanno Foulkes, as a WPRI-TV 12 poll published Tuesday indicates? Or, is the incumbent trailing by an even more significant margin while Foulkes picks up support from previously undecided voters?

The latter is the finding of a University of New Hampshire poll published Thursday.

The online survey of 851 voters — including …

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