Rhode Island Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos defeats four primary challengers

By: Nancy Lavin

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: September 10, 2026

Words: 688

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos held on to her seat, defeating four Democratic primary challengers Wednesday night with 37% of the votes just before 9 p.m., according to preliminary, unofficial results from the Rhode Island Board of Elections.

The Democratic incumbent’s victory comes as her gubernatorial counterpart, Gov. Dan McKee, was trounced in his reelection bid against challenger Helena Buonanno Foulkes. Matos’ win was not assured, having been outfundraised by many of her Democratic …

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