PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Republican John Kasich is planning an event in Rhode Island ahead of the state's presidential primary, and other candidates are considering doing the same.

The Ohio governor is the first presidential candidate this primary season to book a Rhode Island event. Kasich is scheduled to speak at Bryant University in Smithfield on Saturday, ahead of the April 26 primary.

"This primary season has been unorthodox and every vote counts," said Gary Sasse, the Kasich campaign co-chairman in Rhode Island and policy adviser for New England. "The Kasich campaign recognizes that what the governor has accomplished and what he stands for resonates with Rhode Island voters, and feels it's important enough to invest time here."

The Rhode Island Republican Party will send 19 delegates to the convention, and the Rhode Island Democratic Party will send 33 delegates to the convention.

The campaigns for Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders said on Monday it's possible that their candidates will visit, too.

Republican state Rep. Joseph Trillo said he thinks Trump will come to Rhode Island this week. Trillo, Trump's honorary state campaign chairman, said the Trump campaign asked him about venues that could accommodate a large crowd.

"We gave them a list of places and hope they'll be able to do it," Trillo said. "They've been so focused on New York right now. They take each state as it comes up."

New York's primary is Tuesday. The Rhode Island State Police said Trump canceled a planned Friday visit to Rhode Island, but a campaign spokesman said it was never confirmed.

Democratic state Rep. Joseph McNamara, chairman of Clinton's Rhode Island campaign, said it's a "definite possibility" that Clinton will visit before the primary. He said he spoke with the national campaign about it.

Sanders spokesman Warren Gill said a Rhode Island stop currently isn't on the Vermont senator's calendar, but "my hunch is yes," he'll visit.

"We're not taking any voter or any state for granted," he said.

There's no indication that Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz will visit Rhode Island, but that could change, according to the Texas senator's campaign in Rhode Island.