Independents running for governor in ‘do-or-die’ race to collect signatures

Independents running for governor in ‘do-or-die’ race to collect signatures

Lisa Cafferty, a Portsmouth voter, signs Robert "Bobby" Carr's nomination papers outside Dunkin' and Allen's Wine & Spirits in Portsmouth on Monday, July 6, 2026. (Photo by Nolan Page/Rhode Island Current)Caleb Carr served only seven months as Rhode Island governor before mysteriously drowning in Narragansett Bay in 1695. Now, one of his descendants is running for the same office and racing against time too: He has 10 days to collect 1,000 signa…