

Rhode Island 22026 HOUSE POLLS

2026 Rhode Island 2nd District House Forecast:
The Pollsmax 2026 Rhode Island 2nd District House forecast currently gives Democrat Seth Magaziner a 96.5% chance of defeating Republican Victor Mellor. Pollsmax projects Magaziner to receive 58.7% of the vote compared with 41.4% for Mellor, a projected Democratic margin of 17.3 percentage points. The model currently rates the race as Solid Democratic. The forecast is updated using 100,000 simulations incorporating polling and race fundamentals. See the Pollsmax forecast methodology.
The 2026 Rhode Island 2nd District House election features Democrat Seth Magaziner and Republican Victor Mellor. Incumbent Representative Seth Magaziner is seeking reelection to a third term. In 2024, Kamala Harris won Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district by 4.5%, and the election for the district's House seat is rated as solid Democratic in 2026.
- Year
- 2026
- Race
- House
- District
- RI-2
- Democratic candidate
- Seth Magaziner
- Republican candidate
- Victor Mellor
- Incumbent / open seat
- Seth Magaziner
- Forecast rating
- Solid D
- Projected vote
- 58.7% D / 41.4% R
- Projected margin
- D +17.3
- Forecast odds
- 96.5% D / 3.5% R
- Forecast last updated
- 12:00 AM on September 30, 2026
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- Polls included
- 0
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