2010 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

The 2010 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2010. It was preceded by the primary election on September 14, 2010. Incumbent Republican Governor Donald Carcieri was term-limited in 2010. The non-partisan Cook Political Report, The New York Times and CQ Politics rated the gubernatorial election as a toss-up.

2010 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

November 2, 2010
 
Nominee Lincoln Chafee John Robitaille
Party Independent Republican
Popular vote 123,571 114,911
Percentage 36.1% 33.6%

 
Nominee Frank Caprio Ken Block
Party Democratic Moderate
Popular vote 78,896 22,146
Percentage 23.1% 6.5%

Chafee:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%
Robitaille:      30–40%      40–50%
Caprio:      30–40%

Governor before election

Donald Carcieri
Republican

Elected Governor

Lincoln Chafee
Independent

With 90 percent of the districts reporting on election night, Independent Lincoln Chafee was declared the winner, with 36.1% of the vote. As of 2023, this was the last time Newport County voted for the Republican candidate in a statewide election. Chafee had served Rhode Island in the U.S. Senate as a Republican from 1999 to 2007; he later joined the Democratic Party in 2013.

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