2022 Rhode Island lieutenant gubernatorial election


The 2022 Rhode Island lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the lieutenant governor of the state of Rhode Island. The election coincided with various other federal and state elections, including for Governor of Rhode Island. Primary elections were held on September 13. Rhode Island is one of 21 states that elects its lieutenant governor separately from its governor.
Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Sabina Matos was appointed to the seat in 2021 after the previous incumbent, Dan McKee, ascended to the governorship. McKee was re-elected in 2018 with 61.9% of the vote.
Matos won election to a full term, defeating her Republican opponent Aaron Guckian in the closest race for this office since 1998. She became the first Dominican American to be elected to a lieutenant governor position in the United States.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • Sabina Matos, incumbent lieutenant governor and former President of the Providence City Council

    Eliminated in primary

  • Cynthia Mendes, state senator
  • Deb Ruggiero, state representative

    Disqualified

  • Larry Valencia, former state representative

    Declined

  • Aaron Regunberg, former state representative and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2018

    Endorsements

Debate

Polling

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Independents

Candidates

Declared

  • Keith Harrison, veteran
  • Ross McCurdy, candidate in 2018

    General election

Forum

Results

By county

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Matos won both congressional districts.
DistrictMatosGuckianRepresentative
56%38%David Cicilline
47.4%46.9%James Langevin
47.4%46.9%Seth Magaziner