Rhode Island District 2

RI-02 • 2026 Election
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Primary

Primary election: Wednesday, September 9, 2026 in 6 days

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Race Overview

Incumbent
Seth Magaziner
Party
Democrat
Current Rating
Safe D expert avg
Open Seat
No
Cook PVI
D+8

These polls test pre-primary pairings. The primary is Wednesday, September 9, 2026; nominees are not locked. The PollingSource average is an average of those polls, not a forecast.

Race Ratings

Expert Consensus Rating

Safe D

Individual forecaster ratings will be updated as they become available.

Candidates

Primary field — nominees are not locked until Wednesday, September 9, 2026.

Seth Magaziner

Seth Magaziner Incumbent

Democrat
Total Raised: $1,382,796
Cash on Hand: $1,512,712

Stephen T Skoly

Republican
Total Raised: $224,747
Cash on Hand: $71,104

Victor G. Mellor

Republican
Total Raised: $3,018,775
Cash on Hand: $280,079

Average reflects all polls from the last 30 days; table shows the most recent 30 days or the newest 3 polls, whichever is more. How accurate is each pollster? →

No polls in the last 90 days.

Questions About This Race

Who is winning the 2026 RI-02 House race?

The primary is Wednesday, September 9, 2026; nominees are not locked. Listed poll pairings are pre-primary tests, not a general-election matchup. There is no PollingSource average for a locked general pairing yet.

Is the 2026 RI-02 House race competitive?

No — the expert consensus rates it Safe D for Democrats.

When is the 2026 RI-02 House race decided?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

How is the PollingSource average calculated?

The PollingSource average is the unweighted mean of every scientific public poll of the race from the last 30 days — we do not exclude pollsters. Each race page lists the individual polls behind the average with pollster, field dates, sample size, and margin of error. Full details: pollingsource.com/methodology.

Race News

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