Woonsocket, RIVoter Guide 2026 · not a ballot

Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Woonsocket Mayor & City Council Election 2026

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council seats up

2 contests

15 candidates

Updated Oct 5, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check →

The candidates

Listed alphabetically by last name. Every position links to its source.

Mayor · 1 seat

City Council · Vote for up to 7

Voters choose a mayor and seven city councilors citywide; all seven council seats are on the ballot.

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Councilwoman Kristina Fox is not running for re-election, and City Council President Daniel Gendron is running for mayor, so at least two new faces will join the seven-member council. The Valley Breeze

Thirteen candidates are running for the seven council seats: Lisa Baldelli-Hunt, James C. Cournoyer, Michael Disney, Michael N. Dubois, Damon S. Flynn, Valerie Gonzalez, Alana Gordon, Sharon L. Harmon, Roger G. Jalette Sr., Dennis J. Kotal, Robert Marquis, Denise D. Sierra and Michael Warner. The Valley Breeze

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Match quiz5 questions · answers stay on your phoneSeat the CouncilPick winners, see the councilWhat council decidesSpeed and red-light cameras, License plate readers, City finances and overdue auditsKey datesDeadlines and vote centers

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Tue, Oct 13, 2026

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What the next council decides

Speed and red-light cameras

Where it standsThe council defeated a school-zone speed camera pilot 2-5 on June 15, 2026, and passed a red-light camera resolution 7-0 the same night.

What's on the tableWhether to bring back a speed camera program and whether to contract for red-light enforcement.

License plate readers

Where it standsOn Sept. 14, 2026 the council defeated, 1-5, a resolution banning automated license plate readers and cancelling the Flock Camera Systems contract.

What's on the tableWhether the city keeps its Flock contract and what rules govern the cameras.

City finances and overdue audits

Where it standsThe city's 2024 audit is 18 months past due, and the city has spent about $865,000 on outside firms in hopes of completing its audits.

What's on the tableHow the city staffs its finance office, what it pays outside auditors, and the fiscal year 2027 budget and tax levy.

Downtown parking and development

Where it standsThe council defeated, 1-6, a proposal to eliminate minimum parking requirements from Monument Square to Main Street, and approved live/work zoning standards 7-0.

What's on the tableZoning rules for downtown development and how the city uses major sites such as the former middle school and the Longley Building.

Homelessness and the city shelter

Where it standsOn Aug. 17, 2026 the council passed on first reading, 6-0, an amended lease for the Open Doors shelter at 181 Cumberland Street.

What's on the tableWhether the city continues leasing property for a homeless shelter and how it enforces its camping ordinance.

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  1. 1. Should Woonsocket install speed cameras in school zones?

  2. 2. Should Woonsocket contract for red-light enforcement cameras?

  3. 3. Should the city ban license plate readers and cancel its Flock contract?

  4. 4. Should downtown development be exempt from minimum parking requirements?

  5. 5. Should the city continue to lease property for the Open Doors homeless shelter?

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The seat math

0 stay (not up this year): 7 on this ballot

7 council seats plus a mayor who doesn't vote on council items. The council decides by a 4-vote majority.

  • The Woonsocket City Council has seven members, elected at the regular city election every second year for two-year terms. City of Woonsocket
  • The mayor is the chief executive and administrative officer of the city. City of Woonsocket

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