United States Senate election in Rhode Island, 2026
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| 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. |
| Race ratings |
DDHQ and The Hill: Pending Inside Elections: Solid Democratic Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic |
| Ballotpedia analysis |
| U.S. Senate battlegrounds U.S. House battlegrounds Federal and state primary competitiveness Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2026 |
| See also |
U.S. Senate • 1st • 2nd Rhode Island elections, 2026 U.S. Congress elections, 2026 U.S. Senate elections, 2026 U.S. House elections, 2026 |
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
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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.
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| 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 |
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| 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*** |
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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." |
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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.[1]
- 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.[2][3][4]
| Race ratings: U.S. Senate election in Rhode Island, 2026 | |||||||||
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| Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
| 12/16/2025 | 12/9/2025 | 12/2/2025 | 11/25/2025 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
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| 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 | ||
| Armando Anzoli (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 1,244 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||
| Total votes: 376,738 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Raymond McKay (Independent)
Election analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
- Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
- State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
- Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
Cook PVI by congressional district
| District | Incumbent | PVI |
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| Rhode Island's 1st | Gabe Amo | D+12 |
| Rhode Island's 2nd | Seth Magaziner | D+4 |
2024 presidential results by 2026 congressional district lines
| District | Kamala Harris |
Donald Trump |
|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island's 1st | 60.0% | 38.0% |
| Rhode Island's 2nd | 52.0% | 46.0% |
| Source: The Downballot | ||
2016-2024
How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2016, 2020, and 2024 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:
| County-level voting pattern categories | |||||||
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| Democratic | |||||||
| Status | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | ||||
| Solid Democratic | D | D | D | ||||
| Trending Democratic | R | D | D | ||||
| Battleground Democratic | D | R | D | ||||
| New Democratic | R | R | D | ||||
| Republican | |||||||
| Status | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | ||||
| Solid Republican | R | R | R | ||||
| Trending Republican | D | R | R | ||||
| Battleground Republican | R | D | R | ||||
| New Republican | D | D | R | ||||
Following the 2024 presidential election, 84.4% of Rhode Islanders lived in one of the state's 4 Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2016 to 2024, and 15.6% lived in one of 1 Trending Democratic counties. Overall, Rhode Island was Solid Democratic, having voted for Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016, Joe Biden (D) in 2020, and Kamala Harris (D) in 2024. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Rhode Island following the 2024 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.
| Rhode Island county-level statistics, 2024 | |||||||
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| Solid Democratic | 4 | 84.4% | |||||
| Trending Democratic | 1 | 15.6% | |||||
| Total voted Democratic | 5 | 100.0% | |||||
| Total voted Republican | 0 | 0.0% | |||||
Historical voting trends
Rhode Island presidential election results (1900-2024)
- 22 Democratic wins
- 10 Republican wins
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 |
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| Winning Party | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | D | D | D | R | D | D | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.
U.S. Senate elections
The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Rhode Island.
Gubernatorial elections
- See also: Governor of Rhode Island
The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Rhode Island.
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Rhode Island's congressional delegation as of October 2025.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Rhode Island | |||
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| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Republican | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 4 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in Rhode Island's top four state executive offices as of October 2025.
| Office | Officeholder |
|---|---|
| Governor | |
| Lieutenant Governor | |
| Secretary of State | |
| Attorney General |
State legislature
Rhode Island State Senate
| Party | As of October 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 34 | |
| Republican Party | 4 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | |
Rhode Island House of Representatives
| Party | As of October 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 64 | |
| Republican Party | 10 | |
| Other | 1 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 75 | |
Trifecta control
Rhode Island Party Control: 1992-2025
Sixteen years of Democratic trifectas • No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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| Governor | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | I | I | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| Senate | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| House | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
The table below details demographic data in Rhode Island and compares it to the broader United States as of 2023.
| Demographic Data for Rhode Island | ||
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| Rhode Island | United States | |
| Population | 1,097,379 | 331,449,281 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 1,033 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 72.3% | 63.4% |
| Black/African American | 5.8% | 12.4% |
| Asian | 3.5% | 5.8% |
| Native American | 0.4% | 0.9% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| Other (single race) | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| Multiple | 10.7% | 10.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 17.1% | 19% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 89.5% | 89.4% |
| College graduation rate | 37.3% | 35% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $86,372 | $78,538 |
| Persons below poverty level | 10.9% | 12.4% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2018-2023). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
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