Race · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Governor

What this job does

Leads the executive branch: enforces state laws, signs or vetoes bills, and appoints agency heads and board chairs. Limited to two four-year terms in a row. source: sos.ri.gov

Aaron Christopher Guckian RepublicanLed the Rhode Island Dental Association; earlier a teacher and banker (per TurnTo10 profile)
Helena Buonanno Foulkes DemocraticFormer CVS executive and former CEO of Hudson's Bay Company
Kenneth J. Block IndependentSoftware engineer; heads Simpatico Software Systems, a data mining company
Jasjit S. Gotra IndependentFormer CEO of Smart Green Solar (closed in late 2024)
C.D. Reynolds Independent

Candidates in the order the Rhode Island Department of State, Elections Division lists them . Your ballot may show the candidates in a different order.