United States Senate election in Rhode Island, 2026

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U.S. Senate, Rhode Island
Democratic primary Republican primary General election
Election details
Filing deadline: June 24, 2026
Primary: September 8, 2026 General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Rhode Island
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic DDHQ and The Hill: Pending Inside Elections: Solid Democratic Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic
Ballotpedia analysis
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Voters in Rhode Island will elect one member to the U.S. Senate in the general election on November 3, 2026. The primary is September 8, 2026. The filing deadline is June 24, 2026. The election will fill the Class II Senate seat held by Jack Reed (D), who first took office in 1997. For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

• United States Senate election in Rhode Island, 2026 (September 8 Democratic primary)
• United States Senate election in Rhode Island, 2026 (September 8 Republican primary)

Candidates and election results

Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:

• Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
• Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies

General election

The primary will occur on September 8, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.

General election for U.S. Senate Rhode Island

Jon Lindley is running in the general election for U.S. Senate Rhode Island on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Jon Lindley (Independent)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Rhode Island

Incumbent Jack Reed and Connor Burbridge are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Rhode Island on September 8, 2026.

		Candidate
		Jack Reed
		Connor Burbridge

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Rhode Island

Raymond McKay and Allen Waters are running in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Rhode Island on September 8, 2026.

		Candidate
		Raymond McKay
		Allen Waters

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Candidate profiles

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Voting information

See also: Voting in Rhode Island

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Campaign finance

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Jack Reed	Democratic Party	$2,831,763	$1,967,313	$2,873,837	As of September 30, 2025
Connor Burbridge	Democratic Party	$5,304	$2,655	$2,649	As of September 30, 2025
Raymond McKay	Republican Party	$54,185	$49,003	$5,520	As of September 30, 2025
Allen Waters	Republican Party	$0	$345	$1,544	As of March 31, 2025
Jon Lindley	Independent	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. *** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

• Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
• Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
• Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.
• Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.

Race ratings: U.S. Senate election in Rhode Island, 2026
Race tracker	Race ratings
	11/4/2025	10/28/2025	10/21/2025	10/14/2025
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic
Decision Desk HQ and The Hill	Pending	Pending	Pending	Pending
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates in Rhode Island in the 2026 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Rhode Island, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates, 2026
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
Rhode Island	U.S. Senate	All candidates	1,000	N/A	6/24/2026	Source

Election history

The section below details election results for this state's U.S. Senate elections dating back to 2018.

2024

See also: United States Senate election in Rhode Island, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Rhode Island

Incumbent Sheldon Whitehouse defeated Patricia Morgan and Armando Anzoli in the general election for U.S. Senate Rhode Island on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sheldon Whitehouse (D)	59.9	294,665
		Patricia Morgan (R)	39.8	196,039
	Submit photo	Armando Anzoli (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	0
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	1,244

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 491,948
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Rhode Island

Incumbent Sheldon Whitehouse defeated Michael Costa in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Rhode Island on September 10, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sheldon Whitehouse	83.8	49,401
		Michael Costa	16.2	9,572

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 58,973
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Allen Waters (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Rhode Island

Patricia Morgan defeated Raymond McKay in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Rhode Island on September 10, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Patricia Morgan	64.4	12,108
		Raymond McKay	35.6	6,681

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,789
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2020

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Rhode Island

Incumbent Jack Reed defeated Allen Waters in the general election for U.S. Senate Rhode Island on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jack Reed (D)	66.5	328,574
		Allen Waters (R)	33.4	164,855
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	833

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 494,262
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Lenine Camacho (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Rhode Island

Incumbent Jack Reed advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Rhode Island on September 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jack Reed	100.0	65,879

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 65,879
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Rhode Island

Allen Waters advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Rhode Island on September 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Allen Waters	100.0	8,819

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,819
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2018

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Rhode Island

Incumbent Sheldon Whitehouse defeated Robert Flanders Jr. in the general election for U.S. Senate Rhode Island on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sheldon Whitehouse (D)	61.4	231,477
		Robert Flanders Jr. (R)	38.3	144,421
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	840

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 376,738
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Raymond McKay (Independent)

Election analysis

This section will contain facts and figures related to this state's elections when those are available.

See also

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Footnotes

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Rhode Island's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Jack Reed (D)

Sheldon Whitehouse (D)

Representatives

District 1

Gabe Amo (D)

District 2

Seth Magaziner (D)

Democratic Party (4)

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