Multiple towns and cities in Rhode Island went to the polls Tuesday to fill the three open council seats. According to unofficial election results, Democrat Jill Davidson won the majority of votes to fill the Providence City Council Ward 2 seat.
The lawsuit comes after Secretary of State Gregg Amore refused to give the administration access to driver's license numbers and Social Security numbers.
Davidson, who works for the nonprofit Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council, received 95% of the vote against Republican Alex Brito.
Results from the latest Ocean State Poll, conducted by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center, indicate McKee has significant ground to cover if he hopes to advance.
Guckian is running as a moderate Republican focused on state issues like the budget and taxes. Aaron Guckian, a hard-to-miss 6'7" Rhode Island Republican stalwart with a memorable singing voice and a political resumé that dates back to the Carcieri administration, is running for governor.
Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee is looking at steep uphill battle in his 2026 re-election bid, according to data from the University of New Hampshire.
The U.S. Justice Department is suing six more states in its ongoing campaign to obtain voter data and other election information.
Rhode Island is one of at least 14 Democratic-led states being sued by the DOJ for failing to produce personal voter information.
Rhode Island Secretary of State Gregg Amore said in September he would hand over the public voter list, but not the private data the DOJ was requesting