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2010 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2010 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election?

Lincoln D. Chafee won the 2010 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election. Lincoln D. Chafee received 123,571 popular votes (36.1%). The main challenger was John Robitaille (33.57%).

See the full head-to-head between Chafee and Robitaille

Chafee +2.5 pts · won by 8,660 votes
Lincoln D. ChafeeIndependentWINNER36.1%
123,571 votes
John RobitailleRepublican33.57%
114,911 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.