Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee is the first sitting governor nationwide to lose a primary in eight years.
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Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee loses Democratic primary to businesswoman Helena Foulkes
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Dan McKee loses Rhode Island primary to former CVS executive
Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee Becomes The First Governor In 8 Years To Lose A Primary
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Foulkes defeats Rhode Island’s Gov. McKee. He’s the first governor in 8 years to lose a primary
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Foulkes wins Democratic primary for Rhode Island governor
Helena Foulkes will defeat Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee, CNN projects, marking a rare incumbent primary loss | CNN Politics
NBC News projects that Foulkes won the Democratic nomination in the blue state, making McKee the first governor to fall in a…
Helena Foulkes defeated Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee in the state’s Democratic primary Wednesday, making him the first governor in…
Just before 9 p.m., Foulkes was leading McKee 62.5% to 37.5% with 80% of the votes counted, according to the Associated Press.
Incumbent governors rarely lose party primaries, but McKee lost to Helena Foulkes.
Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee is hoping to avoid becoming the first governor in any state to lose a party primary since 2018
Incumbent governors rarely lose party primaries, but McKee lost to Helena Foulkes.
