The Governor of Rhode Island has been a Democrat more often than a Republican with 21 Republicans and 32 Democrats.
The Governor of the State of Rhode Island is the head of the executive branch of the Government of Rhode Island and serves as commander-in-chief of the State's Army National Guard and Air National Guard. Gina Marie Raimondo (/rmndo/; born May 17, 1971) is an American politician and venture capitalist who is, since 2015, the 75th governor of Rhode Island. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the first woman to serve as governor of Rhode Island. Party Democratic Candidate Gina Raimondo Republican Kernan King Party Democratic Candidate Gina Raimondo Party Democratic Candidate Gina Raimondo Republican Allan Fung Party Democratic Candidate Gina Raimondo Republican Allan Fung Number of Governors of Rhode Island by party affiliation Republican 32 Democratic 21 
