Republican Representative Christopher Paplauskas lost to Allan Fung, the former GOP mayor of Cranston who ran as an independent and will be the first Asian American in the House.

Both WPRI and WJAR projected the Democrat to win the Rhode Island attorney general race after defeating Republican Alan Gordon.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Election night has come to a close, and all of the big local races have been called as the remaining votes are tallied and finalized. Rhode Island has a new governor, Providence has a new mayor, and at the national level, Democrats won control of the U.S. Senate. Below you’ll find […]

Helena Buonanno Foulkes, a Costco board member and former retail CEO, won her race to become Rhode Island’s next governor, making her one of a relatively small number of corporate executives to transition to political office.

Rhode Islanders elected some new state and local officeholders on Tuesday, while also keeping a number of incumbents in place.

U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner is projected to defeat proud "J6er" Vic Mellor in the more exciting of the two U.S. House races. With 72% of precincts reporting, Magaziner held 59.7% of the vote in Rhode Island's 2nd Congressional District,

Democrat Gabe Amo is projected to win a third term in the U.S. House for Rhode Island's first congressional district. The race was considered low-key compared to other contests in the state. Amo has expressed hope for a Democratic majority in Congress to address issues like healthcare and government spending.

Former Cranston Mayor Allan Fung has won the race for R.I. House District 15 as an independent candidate, 12 News projects.

Incumbent Democrat Sabina Matos has won the race for Rhode Island lieutenant governor, 12 News projects.