Republicans Pick Guckian as GOP Nominee for RI Governor
Preliminary results show a 264-vote gap as uncounted ballots keep the Rhode Island governor’s primary too close to call.
- With 99.7% of precincts reporting on Wednesday, Aaron Guckian holds a razor-thin lead over Elaine Pelino in Rhode Island's Republican primary, securing 51% of the vote to Pelino's 49% with less than 300 votes separating the candidates.
- The contest highlights a rift in the Rhode Island Republican Party, pitting Guckian's moderate "compassionate conservative" approach against the outspoken Trumpian views of Pelino, who led in multiple polls leading up to Tuesday.
- A 50-year-old former aide to Republican Gov. Donald Carcieri, Guckian emphasizes his ability to work across the aisle, while political newcomer Pelino campaigned against the state's leftward progression, calling it "socialism."
- The primary winner will face Democrat Helena Buonanno Foulkes and independents Ken Block, Jay Gotra, and C.D. Reynolds in the November 3 general election, though results from Providence and Warwick remain incomplete.
- Tensions flared Wednesday morning at the Swift Community Center in East Greenwich when Guckian argued with a poll worker over photographing his daughter; the race remains too close to call while officials count remaining ballots.
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RI GOP gubernatorial primary too close to call • Rhode Island Current
Just 264 votes separated moderate Aaron Guckian from MAGA candidate Elaine Pelino in the GOP gubernatorial primary as of 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, one of few races still too close to call. Guckian led Pelino by 1.1 percentage points according to preliminary and unofficial results from the Rhode Island Board of Elections. Results from ballots cast […]
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