据决策台总部（DDHQ）预测，民主党人海伦娜·福尔克斯将接管罗得岛州州长官邸。
Democrat Helena Foulkes is projected to take over Rhode Island’s gubernatorial mansion, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ).
截至东部标准时间晚上8点42分，DDHQ已统计50%的选票，福尔克斯以56%对独立候选人肯·布洛克的28%，领先28个百分点。
Foulkes was leading by 28 percentage points — 56 percent to independent candidate Ken Block's 28 percent — with 50 percent of the vote reported by DDHQ as of 8:42 p.m.
福尔克斯曾是CVS药房高管，在罗得岛州这个坚定的蓝州中，击退了共和党候选人亚伦·古基安和布洛克的挑战。
EST. Foulkes, a former CVS Pharmacy executive, fended off a challenge from Republican Aaron Guckian and Block in the solid blue state.
这位民主党人在9月的初选中击败了州长丹·麦基（D），这是本轮选举中唯一一位寻求本党提名却未能成功的州长现任者。
The Democrat notably ousted Gov. Dan McKee (D) in a September primary — the only example of a gubernatorial incumbent unsuccessfully seeking their party’s nomination this cycle.
自2006年以来，共和党人尚未在该州赢得州长职位，福尔克斯此前被视为周二的头号热门人选。她获得了前议长南希·佩洛西（D-加利福尼亚州）的支持。麦基的初选失利并不令人意外。
A Republican has not won the governorship in the state since 2006, and Foulkes was the favorite to win Tuesday. She notched support from former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). McKee’s primary loss was not particularly surprising.
据库克政治报告称，他是美国最不受欢迎的州长之一，福尔克斯2022年首次与这位陷入困境的民主党人交锋，当时以个位数的差距落败。这位现任州长因其处理华盛顿桥关闭和重建工作而备受批评。
He is one of the country’s most unpopular governors, according to Cook Political Report, and Foulkes first ran against the embattled Democrat in 2022, losing by single digits. The sitting governor has been under fire for his handling of the closure and rebuilding of the Washington Bridge.
这座从普罗维登斯延伸至东普罗维登斯的桥梁自2023年起一直关闭。他的政府为其做法辩护，称该干道将于2028年重新开放。
The bridge, which runs from Providence to East Providence, has been closed since 2023. His administration defended its approach, saying the thruway will reopen in 2028.
麦基于2021年继任州长，当时时任州长吉娜·雷蒙多（D）被拜登总统任命为商务部长。他完成了一个完整的民选任期。
McKee ascended to the governorship in 2021 after then-Gov. Gina Raimondo (D) was tapped to join the Biden administration as Commerce secretary. He served one full elected term.