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Rhode Island · U.S. Senate · 2026

Seat U.S. Senate, Class 2

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U.S. Senate, Class 2 · Incumbent running
DEMNominee
Jack Reed incumbent
99%Hume Outlook · Hume model estimate · as of 2026-10-28
INDOn the ballot
Michael Bahry
—Not published for this candidate
REPNominee
Raymond McKay
1%Hume Outlook · Hume model estimate · as of 2026-10-28
IncumbentJack Reed

Hume Outlook

hume-2026.10-r1 · Forecast as of Oct 28, 2026
99% Jack Reed · DemocratChance to win, between the two named candidates
DEM Jack Reed 99%
REP Raymond McKay 1%
  • Hume model estimate · built on polls, fundamentals, and markets
Latest poll Reed 55.0% · Mckay 32.0% · Bahry 4.0% Embold Research / Salve Regina University Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy · 2026-10-08
Seat lean (Hume PVI) D+8 cycles 2020, 2024
Prior result, this seat DEM 66.6% 2020 general · margin 33.2%

Side by side

3 candidates · 5 measures
FEC summary through 2026-10-14
MeasureDEMReedINDBahryREPMckay
Total receiptsUSD, cycle to date, all authorized committees
Jack Reed$3,727,368.44
Michael Bahry$125,116.13
Raymond McKay$207,230.98
Total disbursementsUSD, cycle to date
Jack Reed$3,432,028.32
Michael Bahry$32,498.85
Raymond McKay$199,212.20
Cash on handUSD, close of the covered period
Jack Reed$1,883,532.16
Michael Bahry$92,617.28
Raymond McKay$8,357.31
Latest pollpercent, as stored
Jack Reed55.0%Embold Research · 2026-10-08
Michael Bahry4.0%Embold Research · 2026-10-08
Raymond McKay32.0%Embold Research · 2026-10-08
Seat lean (Hume PVI)identical for every candidate
Jack ReedD+8seat-level
Michael BahryD+8seat-level
Raymond McKayD+8seat-level
Money is each candidate's FEC summary: every committee the candidate has authorized, combined, as filed through the coverage date shown.

Polling

4 listed · newest first
Newest field end 2026-10-08
Pollster / sponsorField datesSampleReedBahryMckayOthers
Embold Research2026-10-05 to 2026-10-08LV · n=81555.0%4.0%32.0%none
University of New Hampshire2026-09-17 to 2026-09-21LV · n=59853.0%5.0%33.0%none
University of New Hampshire2026-08-20 to 2026-08-24LV · n=75051.0%2.0%31.0%none
University of New Hampshire2026-06-18 to 2026-06-23LV · n=66452.0%not named34.0%none
Polling data CC BY 4.0 (FiveThirtyEight / VoteHub).

    Seat lean · Hume PVI

    as of cycle 2024
    D+8
    Lean (D minus R, points)
    +7.998
    Presidential cycles
    2020, 2024
    Computed
    2026-06-08

    Hume PVI is Hidden Levers' own two-party presidential-lean index for the state, not the Cook PVI.

    Prior result, this seat

    election returns

    2020 general

    CandidatePartyVotes% of total
    Jack ReedDEM328,57466.59%
    Allen R. WatersREP164,85533.41%

    Total votes 493,429 · winning margin 33.18% of total (margin computed here from the cited vote counts)

    Sources: FEC filings (through Oct 14, 2026) · Polls: FiveThirtyEight / VoteHub (CC BY 4.0) · Prior result: MIT Election Data + Science Lab (CC0) · Hume PVI and Hume Outlook: Hidden Levers estimates.

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