据美国广播公司报道，罗德岛州民主党州长丹·麦基(Dan McKee)预计将赢得初选，击退了一系列挑战者，这些挑战者将初选一直保持到周二。

截至周二晚间，麦基获得了98%的预期选票，获得了33%的选票，其次是前CVS卫生主管海伦娜·福尔克斯，获得30%的选票。国务卿内利·戈比亚以26%的得票率位居第三。

在他的前任吉娜·雷蒙多(Gina Raimondo)被任命为乔·拜登(Joe Biden)总统内阁的商务部长后，麦基去年被任命为商务部长。麦基现在将在大选中面对共和党候选人，医疗保健执行官阿什利·卡鲁斯，尽管他在深蓝州将是最受欢迎的。

民意调查显示麦基、福尔克斯和戈尔比在初选中竞争激烈。然而，随着他的胜利，今年寻求连任的所有28名现任州长都赢得了初选——这是自2010年以来第一次大获全胜。

在他短暂的任期内，麦基遭受了低支持率和联邦调查，因为他的政府将数百万美元的合同授予了一家与盟友有关系的公司。他否认有不当行为。

McKee wins Democratic primary in Rhode Island gubernatorial race

Rhode Island's Democratic Gov. Dan McKee is projected to win his primary, ABC News reports, fending off a slate of challengers that kept the primary close until Tuesday.

With 98% of the expected vote in, McKee had 33% of the ballots as of late Tuesday, followed by former CVS Health executive Helena Foulkes with 30%. Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea trailed in third with 26% of the vote.

McKee was appointed to his seat last year after his predecessor, Gina Raimondo, was tapped to be commerce secretary in President Joe Biden's Cabinet. McKee will now face the GOP candidate, health care executive Ashley Kalus, in the general election, though he will be the favorite in the deep blue state.

Polls had shown McKee, Foulkes and Gorbea in a tight race heading into the primary. However, with his victory, all 28 incumbent governors seeking reelection this year won their primaries -- the first time there's been a clean sweep since 2010.

During his short tenure, McKee had suffered from low approval ratings and a federal investigation into his administration's awarding of a multimillion-dollar contract to a firm connected to an ally. He denied wrongdoing.