KEN BLOCK FOR GOVERNOR POLL: SEPTEMBER 2026
KEN BLOCK FOR GOVERNOR POLL: SEPTEMBER 2026
September 29, 2026
Opinion Diagnostics conducted a poll of 800 likely Rhode Island general election voters for the Block for Governor campaign. The survey was fielded September 23-25, 2026, and has a margin of error of ±3.5%.
Key findings
In the three-way race for governor, Helena Foulkes (D) received 41%, Ken Block (I) 24%, and Aaron Guckian (R) 19%, with 16% undecided.
In a two-way race, Block led Foulkes 44% to 39%.
Block's favorability rating was 37% favorable to 23% unfavorable.
Media coverage
WPRI 12: Block says poll shows Guckian is a spoiler in gov race; GOP nominee says he's staying in (September 29, 2026)
Ocean State Media: Block pushes a two-way governor's race, but Guckian says he's not leaving (September 29, 2026)
Political Wire: Foulkes Leads in Rhode Island's Governor's Race (September 29, 2026)
GoLocalProv: Block's Campaign Poll Shows He Leads Foulkes Head-to-Head in Race for Gov (September 29, 2026)
WJAR NBC 10: Block claims poll shows he can win if Guckian gets out (September 29, 2026)
The Newport Buzz: Block Tops Foulkes in Hypothetical Two-Way Race, but Democrat Leads Actual Field, Campaign Poll Finds (September 30, 2026)
The Boston Globe: Lincoln Chafee proved an independent can win a R.I. governor's race. But can Ken Block do the same in 2026? (October 1, 2026)
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