Gov. Gina Raimondo is by far the best candidate for governor of Rhode Island this fall. We urge voters to support her on Nov. 6.

While her administration has struggled at times, the pro-jobs Democrat has been a strong advocate for moving the state forward and solving some of the most serious problems afflicting it.

Most notably, Ms. Raimondo has reorganized the state Department of Transportation, and put Rhode Island on a path to fixing its most dangerous and dilapidated bridges over the next 10 years. This was a growing nightmare, long left unsolved, that threatened to hit taxpayers with exploding costs.

She has introduced computer science to every school, making Rhode Island the first state to do so. She has helped secure all-day kindergarten across the state and pushed to expand pre-K education.

The governor has assessed Rhode Island’s economy and worked hard to secure its future growth, seeking to make it a hub for high-paid jobs through an educated workforce.

Through taxpayer incentives, she helped recruit or expand 24 companies that would have gone elsewhere. They are on track, she says, to hire 2,000 people at an average salary of $70,000.

She has married job training programs to the actual needs of employers, thus funneling thousands of people into high-paying jobs. This has particularly helped Electric Boat meet its need for an educated workforce at a critical time of expansion.

The governor has championed balanced budgets, without raising broad-based taxes. Her heroic leadership as general treasurer in reforming the state’s pension system is still benefiting the state.

She has been a leader in fixing the state’s deteriorating public schools, initiating a thorough examination of the problem and helping put Question 1 on this year’s ballot, which would bond renovations and new construction. Students cannot perform as well as possible if they are not in safe, warm and dry schools.

To be sure, the governor has been a disappointment in some areas.

Under her watch, the state lost Triple-A baseball. Her second-rate political appointments contributed to the disastrous roll-out of the staggeringly expensive UHIP computer program, which left needy citizens without benefits and caused widespread chaos. Too many children under the state’s care, through the Department of Children, Youth and Families, have died.

While the booming national economy has boosted Rhode Island, the state’s overall business climate remains a problem. Her weak and timid reforms have failed to measurably improve K-12 education, the real key to Rhode Island’s future.

Her major-party opponent, Republican Cranston Mayor Allan Fung, is well-liked and earnest. But he lacks a compelling vision for moving the state forward, and his wretched handling of the Police Department before the state police stepped in raises serious questions about his administrative ability.

The bizarre campaign of independent candidate Joe Trillo has been notable only for providing entertainment.

All in all, the governor brings vision and energy to the office, in sharp contrast to her predecessors for many years. We enthusiastically support Governor Raimondo’s reelection.