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Rhode Island

Your complete guide to Rhode Island government, representatives, voting, and how to get involved.

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U.S. House Seats
Sep 8
2026 Primary
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Elected Officials
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Senate Race 2026

State Government

Governor

D
Dan McKeeDemocratic

Since 2021

Legislature

TypePart-Time
StatusIn Session

First Tuesday in January – typically June

Partisan Composition

Senate38 seats
D: 34R: 4
House of Representatives75 seats
D: 64Other: 1R: 10

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Voting & Elections

Voting Rules

Registration Deadline30 days before election
Early VotingYes
Same-Day RegistrationNo
No-Excuse AbsenteeYes
Online RegistrationYes
Voter ID RequirementNon-photo ID accepted

2026 Election Dates

Primary ElectionSeptember 8, 2026
General ElectionNovember 3, 2026

2026 Senate Race

Jack Reed
Jack ReedDemocratUp for Re-election

U.S. Senator (senior)

Class 2 seat · Primary: September 8, 2026

Federal Delegation

U.S. Senators (2)

Sheldon Whitehouse

U.S. Senator (junior)

Jack Reed
Jack ReedDemocratUp in 2026

U.S. Senator (senior)

U.S. Representatives (2)

Gabe Amo
Gabe AmoDemocrat

U.S. Representative (RI-1)

Seth Magaziner

U.S. Representative (RI-2)

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State Legislature

Senate (38 total)

Alana DiMario
Alana DiMarioDemocratic

State Senator, District 36

Ana Quezada
Ana QuezadaDemocratic

State Senator, District 2

Andrew Dimitri
Andrew DimitriDemocratic

State Senator, District 25

Brian Thompson
Brian ThompsonDemocratic

State Senator, District 20

Bridget Valverde
Bridget ValverdeDemocratic

State Senator, District 35

House of Representatives (75 total)

Alex Marszalkowski
Alex MarszalkowskiDemocratic

State Representative, District 52

Alex Finkelman
Alex FinkelmanDemocratic

State Representative, District 74

Anthony DeSimone
Anthony DeSimoneDemocratic

State Representative, District 5

Arthur Handy
Arthur HandyDemocratic

State Representative, District 18

Doc Corvese
Doc CorveseDemocratic

State Representative, District 55

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