Daniel McKee (D) becomes first Rhode Island governor to lose a primary since Bruce Sundlun (D) in 1994

Helena Foulkes defeated incumbent Daniel McKee in the Democratic primary for governor of Rhode Island on Sept. 9. The last incumbent Rhode Island governor to lose in a primary was Bruce Sundlun (D) in 1994. The Democratic primary was a rematch between McKee and Foulkes. McKee became governor on March 2, 2021, after then-Gov. Gina […]