Washington County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

Elaine Morgan is an entrepreneur and small-business owner of Ashaway Dry Cleaning and formerly served three terms as Hopkinton's first female elected Town Sergeant, according to her General Assembly biography. She was first elected to the Senate in November 2014 and represents Charlestown, Exeter, Hopkinton, Richmond and West Greenwich. Morgan is Senate Deputy Minority Whip. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the Department of State's declared-candidates report is the only verifiable source for Elaine J. Morgan.

Bridget Valverde holds a bachelor's degree from George Washington University and was first elected to the Rhode Island Senate on November 4, 2018, according to her General Assembly biography. She previously served as vice chairwoman of the Rhode Island Democratic Party Women's Caucus. Valverde represents North Kingstown, East Greenwich and South Kingstown and serves on the Senate Education and Health and Human Services committees.

Alana M. DiMario is the incumbent state senator for Rhode Island Senate District 36, covering Narragansett, North Kingstown and New Shoreham, per the Rhode Island General Assembly. She is a licensed mental health counselor in private practice, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 21, 2026.

Virginia Susan Sosnowski is the incumbent state senator for Rhode Island Senate District 37, covering South Kingstown, per the Rhode Island General Assembly. She is a self employed farmer at Sosnowski Farms and chairs the Senate Committee on Environment and Agriculture, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 21, 2026.

Victoria Gu is the incumbent state senator for Rhode Island Senate District 38, covering Westerly, Charlestown and South Kingstown, per the Rhode Island General Assembly. She is a software engineer and data analyst and chairs the Senate Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 21, 2026.

Westin J. Place is a Republican candidate for Rhode Island Senate District 38. He is a Narragansett native who has lived in Bradford since 2010 and works as an independent owner-operator of a trucking business, per The Westerly Sun. He previously ran for the same seat in 2022 and 2024, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 21, 2026.

James C. Sheehan is a Democratic candidate for Rhode Island House District 31. He is a former state senator who served Senate District 36 from 2000 to 2021 and works as a teacher for the Warwick School Department, per the Rhode Island General Assembly. No campaign website was found as of September 21, 2026.

Robert E. Craven represents Rhode Island House District 32, covering North Kingstown; the General Assembly's official biography for the seat, held since November 2012, lists him as Robert E. Craven Sr. He is an attorney who has chaired the House Judiciary Committee, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 21, 2026.

Carol Hagan McEntee is the incumbent state representative for Rhode Island House District 33, covering South Kingstown and Narragansett, per the Rhode Island General Assembly. She is an attorney and chairs the House Judiciary Committee, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 21, 2026.

Teresa A. Tanzi is the incumbent state representative for Rhode Island House District 34, covering Narragansett and South Kingstown, per the Rhode Island General Assembly. She is a realtor at Lila Delman Real Estate and chairs the Finance Committee's Human Services Subcommittee, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 21, 2026.

Kathleen A. Fogarty is the incumbent state representative for Rhode Island House District 35, covering South Kingstown, per the Rhode Island General Assembly. She chairs the House Rules Committee and works as an industrial security specialist at Raytheon Technologies, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Tina L. Spears is the incumbent state representative for Rhode Island House District 36, covering Charlestown, South Kingstown, Westerly and New Shoreham, per the Rhode Island General Assembly. She is executive director of the Community Provider Network of Rhode Island, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 21, 2026.

Samuel Angelo Azzinaro is the incumbent state representative for Rhode Island House District 37, covering Westerly, per the Rhode Island General Assembly. He chairs the House Veterans' Affairs Committee and is a retired textile worker, business owner and carpenter, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Christopher M. Stanton of Westerly is the Republican candidate for Rhode Island House District 37 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Rhode Island Department of State's declared-candidates report and the Board of Elections' September 9, 2026 primary results. Christopher M. Stanton is the sitting member for the district, per the Board of Elections' incumbent marker on the primary results.

Brian Patrick Kennedy is the incumbent state representative for Rhode Island House District 38, covering Hopkinton and Westerly, per the Rhode Island General Assembly. He is Speaker Pro Tempore and works as an estate broker and appraiser for Kennedy Realty Appraisal, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Megan L. Cotter is the incumbent state representative for Rhode Island House District 39, covering Exeter, Hopkinton and Richmond, per the Rhode Island General Assembly. She is vice president of sales at Tony's Seafood, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.