Salve Regina Poll Shows Foulkes 11 Points Ahead of Block
A new poll by Salve Regina University in the Providence-New Bedford area indicates mayoral candidate Foulkes leading opponent Block by 11 points, with lieutenant governor candidates Loughlin and Matos in a dead heat.
Providence New Bedford, RI, October 20, 2026 —
A new poll by Salve Regina University in the Providence-New Bedford area indicates mayoral candidate Foulkes is leading opponent Block by 11 points. The same poll finds lieutenant governor candidates Loughlin and Matos in a dead heat.
The summary of the poll does not provide the candidates’ first names, the date the poll was conducted or the exact vote shares. It also does not specify how many people were surveyed, how they were selected, or the poll’s margin of error. Without those details, the figures offer a snapshot of the reported standings but do not show how precise the estimates may be.
No additional information was provided about the questions asked, the population surveyed or whether the results were adjusted to reflect likely voters. The poll summary also does not include responses from other candidates or information about undecided voters.
The reported 11-point gap describes the difference between Foulkes and Block in the poll; it does not, on its own, establish the outcome of the mayoral race. Likewise, the description of Loughlin and Matos as being in a dead heat indicates that the poll summary presents their support as closely matched, but provides no figures to quantify that comparison.
Further details about the poll’s methodology and results were not included in the information provided. The findings should therefore be understood only as the reported comparison between the named candidates, rather than as a complete account of either contest.
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