Perennial third-party candidate and former Cool Moose Party founder Robert J. Healey was selected to replace Spooner on the November ballot.

[5] Following his speedy nomination, the Rhode Island Republican Party filed a claim with the board of elections contesting the appointment.

In August 2018 Tony Jones was appointed to the North Kingstown School Committee making him the first ever Moderate in public office.

[2] Political parties in Rhode Island must receive at least 5 percent of the vote in the most recent gubernatorial election to have official status.

[10] The Moderate Party of Rhode Island supports what they have termed an aggressive program of protection and enhancement in conjunction with encouraging economic growth opportunities.

[10] The Moderate Party, as a whole, takes no official stand on "social issues," and each individual candidate, if elected, would be directed to vote their conscience.