Elections · U.S. Senate · Rhode Island
2026 Rhode Island Senate race
Jack Reed (Democrat), Raymond McKay (Republican) and Michael Bahry (Independent) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for U.S. Senate in Rhode Island, as recorded September 22, 2026 from the Rhode Island Department of State.
The November ballot
Raised so far, filed with the FEC
Also in this race: Michael Bahry (Independent).
Official candidate list: Rhode Island Department of State. Faces and bars are the campaigns that hold the seat or have $25,000 raised or outside spending on file; being outside that group is a filing fact, not a mark. Not a prediction.
The seat
Jack Reed
Democrat · Holds the seat now
First took office 1991 · Age 76
From the member's own disclosures and congress.gov. Not cosponsoring is not a vote against a ban.
How to vote in Rhode Island
- General electionNovember 3, 2026
Register 30 days before the election.
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How they won the primary
The primary · 128,194 votes
- Jack Reed Won: 76.8% 98,473
- Connor Burbridge: 13.4% 17,192
- Luis Daniel Muñoz: 9.8% 12,529
The primary · 20,354 votes
- Raymond McKay Won: Unopposed 20,354
Primary results as recorded September 14, 2026, ordered by votes. Source: Rhode Island Board of Elections statewide primary results media export. A primary result is a recorded fact about a past contest, not a prediction of November.
The money on this race
- Raised by candidates
- $4.7M
- Outside money
- $19
Outside money, for and against
Independent expenditures; direction is each filer's own declared filing. No outside money is on file for or against the other name on this ballot.
Where each candidate's money comes from
Small donors give $200 or less; PACs are political action committees. Shares of each candidate's own receipts on file with the FEC. Outside money is not part of these figures.
Who is spending on this race
The largest groups spending independently here, ranked; open a row for whose race the money went into.
Independent expenditures reported to the FEC; direction is each group's own declared filing.
Not on the November ballot
5 filedPrimary candidates who did not advance, committees still on file, and candidacies that ended. Being here is a filing fact, not a mark against anyone.
How this seat voted last time
D+33 in 2020
- Jack Reed Won: 66.5%
- Allen Waters: 33.4%
494,262 votes for candidates. A past result is a filed fact, not a prediction of November.
Certified returns via MIT Election Data and Science Lab, from the House Clerk's election statistics and state canvasses.
Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Candidate totals are each campaign's latest FEC report, ending between June 30, 2026 and September 30, 2026. Outside money is the FEC's processed total of independent expenditures plus the 24- and 48-hour reports filed since each group's latest regular report. It covers each candidate's own campaign: the years since their previous federal election, up to the six their totals cover. Dataset built 2026-10-12. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.