Multiple towns and cities in Rhode Island went to the polls Tuesday to fill the three open council seats. According to unofficial election results, Democrat Jill Davidson won the majority of votes to fill the Providence City Council Ward 2 seat.

Davidson, who works for the nonprofit Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council, received 95% of the vote against Republican Alex Brito.

On Tuesday, Dec. 2, Secretary of State Gregg Amore confirmed that the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division had filed a lawsuit against Rhode Island. In his statement Amore said: "This lawsuit,

Results from the latest Ocean State Poll, conducted by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center, indicate McKee has significant ground to cover if he hopes to advance.

Guckian is running as a moderate Republican focused on state issues like the budget and taxes. Aaron Guckian, a hard-to-miss 6'7" Rhode Island Republican stalwart with a memorable singing voice and a political resumé that dates back to the Carcieri administration, is running for governor.

Rhode Island Secretary of State Gregg Amore said in September he would hand over the public voter list, but not the private data the DOJ was requesting

Rhode Island is one of at least 14 Democratic-led states being sued by the DOJ for failing to produce personal voter information.