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Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee loses Democratic primary to businesswoman Helena Foulkes

NBC News projects that Foulkes won the Democratic nomination in the blue state, making McKee the first governor to fall in a primary in eight years.

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Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee loses Democratic primary to businesswoman Helena Foulkes
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CurrentWire ranked this story 49.2 of 100 in the snapshot this page was rendered from.

Freshness
11.2 of 35
Source authority
14 of 20
Coverage breadth
4 of 20
Geographic relevance
10 of 10
Story prominence
10 of 10
Velocity
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