Matos beats Loughlin to win another term as Rhode Island lieutenant governor

Democratic Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos defeated Republican challenger John Loughlin to win reelection Tuesday, securing another four years in Rhode Island’s second-highest general office. Matos, 52, received 185,483 votes, or 59.21%, compared with 185,483 votes, or just under 41%, for Loughlin, 67, according to unofficial preliminary results from the Rhode Island Board of Elections as […]

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