It was a bad night to be an incumbent in Rhode Island on Wednesday, with the governor and the mayor of the state’s largest city losing their Democratic primaries. Former CVS executive Helena Foulkes defeated Democratic Gov. Dan McKee while Providence Mayor Brett Smiley lost to democratic socialist state Rep. David Morales.  Though McKee’s primary focused more on voter dissatisfaction over…
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Incumbents fall in Rhode Island primaries: 3 takeaways
The Hill
September 10, 2026 at 1:10 AM
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It was a bad night to be an incumbent in Rhode Island on Wednesday, with the governor and the mayor of the state’s largest city losing their Democratic primaries. Former CVS executive Helena Foulkes defeated Democratic Gov. Dan McKee while Providence Mayor Brett Smiley lost to democratic socialist state Rep. David Morales. Though McKee’s primary focused more on voter dissatisfaction over…