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

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2024
U.S. Senate, Rhode Island
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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.
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
U.S. Senate battlegrounds
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Federal and state primary competitiveness
Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2026
See also
U.S. Senate, Rhode Island
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Rhode Island elections, 2026
U.S. Congress elections, 2026
U.S. Senate elections, 2026
U.S. House elections, 2026

A Republican Party primary takes place on September 8, 2026, in Rhode Island to determine which Republican candidate will run in the state's general election on November 3, 2026.

Candidate filing deadline Primary election General election
June 24, 2026
September 8, 2026
November 3, 2026


Heading into the election, the incumbent is Jack Reed (Democrat), who was first elected in 1996.

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election.

Rhode Island utilizes a semi-closed primary system. Unaffiliated voters may vote in a party's primary without affiliating with that party. Voters that are affiliated with a party at the time of the primary election may only vote in that party's primary.[1][2][3]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

This page focuses on Rhode Island's United States Senate Republican primary. For more in-depth information on the state's Democratic primary and the general election, see the following pages:

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

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

Candidate profiles

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Voting information

See also: Voting in Rhode Island

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Campaign finance

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Ballot access

This section will contain information on ballot access related to this state's elections when it is available.

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Footnotes


Senators
Representatives
District 1
Gabe Amo (D)
District 2
Democratic Party (4)