2010Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2010 election for Rhode Island Governor
Governor · Rhode Island
Lincoln Chafee (Ind) won with 36.1% of the vote, defeating John Robitaille (R) by 2.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Lincoln ChafeeIndependent · winner
36.1%123,571
John RobitailleRepublican
33.6%114,911
Frank CaprioDemocrat
23.0%78,896
Ken BlockOther party
6.5%22,146
Joeseph LusiIndependent
0.3%1,091
Todd GirouxIndependent
0.3%882
Ronald AlgieriIndependent
0.2%793
342,290 votes
Source: English WikipediaUpdated Oct 5, 2026, 4:05 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2010
Races before and after
Source: English WikipediaUpdated Oct 5, 2026, 4:05 AM ET
The candidates
Lincoln Chafee (I)John Robitaille (R)Frank Caprio (D)Ken Block (OTH)
Also on the ballot: Joeseph Lusi (Independent), 0.3%; Todd Giroux (Independent), 0.3%; Ronald Algieri (Independent), 0.2%