Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick Lynch (D) "is telling people close to him" that he is withdrawing from the race for governor, the Providence Journal reports.
"Lynch's exit -- the day before nomination papers are due -- would free state Treasurer Frank Caprio (D) to pursue the governor's office against a crowded field of candidates that includes former U.S. Sen. Lincoln Chafee, running as an independent, without having to first win a Democratic primary fight in September."