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Rhode Island's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026

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2024
Rhode Island's 2nd Congressional District
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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
U.S. House battlegrounds
Federal and state primary competitiveness
Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2026
See also
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U.S. House elections, 2026

All U.S. House districts, including the 2nd Congressional District of Rhode Island, are holding elections in 2026. The general election is November 3, 2026. The primary is September 8, 2026. The filing deadline is June 24, 2026. For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

Candidates and election results

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  • 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. House Rhode Island District 2

Armando Anzoli is running in the general election for U.S. House Rhode Island District 2 on November 3, 2026.

Candidate
Armando Anzoli (Independent)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 2

Incumbent Seth Magaziner is running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 2 on September 8, 2026.


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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 2

Victor Mellor is running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 2 on September 8, 2026.


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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
Seth Magaziner Democratic Party $565,657 $230,378 $1,212,245 As of September 30, 2025
Victor Mellor Republican Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Armando Anzoli 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.[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: Rhode Island's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026
Race trackerRace ratings
1/13/20261/6/202612/23/202512/16/2025
The Cook Political Report with Amy WalterSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid Democratic
Decision Desk HQ and The HillPendingPendingPendingPending
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DemocraticSafe DemocraticSafe DemocraticSafe 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. House 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. House candidates, 2026
State Office Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
Rhode Island U.S. House All candidates 500 N/A 6/24/2026 Source


District history

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.

General election

General election for U.S. House Rhode Island District 2

Incumbent Seth Magaziner (D) defeated Steven Corvi (R) in the general election for U.S. House Rhode Island District 2 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Seth Magaziner
Seth Magaziner (D)
 
58.2
 
153,439
Image of Steven Corvi
Steven Corvi (R)  Candidate Connection
 
41.5
 
109,381
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3%
 
660

Total votes: 263,480
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 2

Incumbent Seth Magaziner (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 2 on September 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Seth Magaziner
Seth Magaziner
 
100.0
 
25,157

Total votes: 25,157
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 2

Steven Corvi (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 2 on September 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Steven Corvi
Steven Corvi  Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
10,542

Total votes: 10,542
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General election

General election for U.S. House Rhode Island District 2

Seth Magaziner (D) defeated Allan Fung (R) and Bill Gilbert (Independent) in the general election for U.S. House Rhode Island District 2 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Seth Magaziner
Seth Magaziner (D)
 
50.4
 
101,432
Image of Allan Fung
Allan Fung (R)
 
46.7
 
93,969
Image of Bill Gilbert
Bill Gilbert (Independent)
 
2.7
 
5,489
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1%
 
199

Total votes: 201,089
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 2

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 2 on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Seth Magaziner
Seth Magaziner
 
54.0
 
30,309
Image of David Segal
David Segal
 
16.2
 
9,067
Image of Sarah Morgenthau
Sarah Morgenthau
 
11.9
 
6,696
Image of Joy Fox
Joy Fox  Candidate Connection
 
10.9
 
6,112
Image of Omar Bah
Omar Bah
 
4.6
 
2,600
Image of Spencer Dickinson
Spencer Dickinson
 
2.3
 
1,318

Total votes: 56,102
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 2

Allan Fung (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 2 on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Allan Fung
Allan Fung
 
100.0
 
12,113

Total votes: 12,113
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General election

General election for U.S. House Rhode Island District 2

Incumbent Jim Langevin (D) defeated Robert Lancia (R) in the general election for U.S. House Rhode Island District 2 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jim Langevin
Jim Langevin (D)
 
58.2
 
154,086
Image of Robert Lancia
Robert Lancia (R)  Candidate Connection
 
41.5
 
109,894
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2%
 
577

Total votes: 264,557
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 2

Incumbent Jim Langevin (D) defeated Dylan Conley (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 2 on September 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jim Langevin
Jim Langevin
 
70.1
 
31,607
Image of Dylan Conley
Dylan Conley  Candidate Connection
 
29.9
 
13,485

Total votes: 45,092
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 2

Robert Lancia (R) defeated Donald F. Robbio (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 2 on September 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Robert Lancia
Robert Lancia  Candidate Connection
 
73.5
 
7,485
Donald F. Robbio
 
26.5
 
2,705

Total votes: 10,190
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District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

  • District map - A map of the district in place for the election.
  • Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2026 U.S. House elections in the state.
  • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
  • State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.


Below is the district map in place for this election. Click the map below to enlarge it.

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See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2026
Information about competitiveness will be added here as it becomes available.

Partisan Voter Index

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is D+4. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 4 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Rhode Island's 2nd the 168th most Democratic district nationally.[5]

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2024 presidential election was in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by The Downballot.

2024 presidential results in Rhode Island's 2nd Congressional District
Kamala Harris Democratic PartyDonald Trump Republican Party
52.0%46.0%

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in Rhode Island, 2024

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
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
See also: Party control of Rhode Island state government

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
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.

State executive officials in Rhode Island, October 2025
OfficeOfficeholder
GovernorDemocratic Party Daniel McKee
Lieutenant GovernorDemocratic Party Sabina Matos
Secretary of StateDemocratic Party Gregg Amore
Attorney GeneralDemocratic Party Peter Neronha

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
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

See also

Rhode Island 2026 primaries 2026 U.S. Congress elections
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Footnotes

  1. Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
  2. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
  3. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
  4. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
  5. Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025


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