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Rhode Island ballot, November 3, 2026
The Rhode Island Secretary of State’s 2026 run-for-office guide, for the general election on November 3, 2026, lists these general offices: Governor, Lt. Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, and General Treasurer. Its filing section prints Senator in Congress and Representative in Congress. Candidate-search pages for that election that rendered on October 19, 2026 are headed Candidates for Governor, Candidates for Attorney General, and Candidates for Lieutenant Governor, each with district Statewide. The voter-information handbook for that general election lists five state bond referenda. The U.S. Senate Class II page, read October 19, 2026, includes Rhode Island among seats whose terms expire in 2027.
Last updated: October 19, 2026. Unofficial information. Confirm with your official election office (Rhode Island Board of Elections).
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Rhode Island
Polls close at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time. R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 17-18-10, 17-18-11
No returns are shown before polls close in Rhode Island. Rhode Island Board of Elections — election results
Last checked October 19, 2026. Rhode Island Secretary of State — run for office guide 2026; Rhode Island Secretary of State — voter information handbook, general election November 3, 2026; Rhode Island Secretary of State — candidate search, governor, election 18239; U.S. Senate — Class II, terms expire in 2027.
Federal offices
- Senator in Congress
- Representative in Congress
Statewide offices
- Senator in Congress (Class II, term expires in 2027)
- Governor
- Lt. Governor
- Secretary of State
- Attorney General
- General Treasurer
The candidate guide also lists State Senator, State Representative, and local offices. The candidate-search office menu did not render, so Secretary of State, General Treasurer, U.S. Senator, and U.S. Representative were not opened as separate search-result pages. The guide does not number congressional districts on the lines read.
Statewide ballot measures
- Question 1, Higher Education Facilities, $275,000,000
- Question 2, Housing and Homeownership, $120,000,000
- Question 3, Economic Development, $100,000,000
- Question 4, Cultural Economy, $50,000,000
- Question 5, Green Economy Bonds, $55,000,000
The handbook says these are the state questions on the November ballot and cites Chapter 084 of the Public Laws of 2026. It says many communities will have local ballot questions and that those questions are not printed in the handbook.
Key dates
Dates below are the sentences stored from the official calendar. Checked October 19, 2026.
Voter registration
- The Board of Elections date table prints 10/4/26 and attaches an asterisk. The same page uses an asterisk for “unofficial proposed schedule” and for a different emergency-ballot footnote. Because those footnotes do not identify which date is unofficial, the October 4 date is not listed as a confirmed deadline. The Rhode Island Board of Elections and the Secretary of State publish the calendar.
Early voting
- The Board’s date table prints an early-voting start of 10/14/26 under the same asterisk. That date is not listed as a confirmed early-voting period. The Rhode Island Board of Elections publishes the calendar.
Mail-ballot request
The handbook says a mail-ballot application is due by Tuesday, October 13. It says applications must be postmarked by October 13 at 4 p.m. and received within three days of that deadline.
Rhode Island Secretary of State — voter information handbook, general election November 3, 2026
Mail-ballot return
The handbook says a mail ballot must be received by the State Board of Elections or deposited in a secure mail-ballot drop box by 8 p.m. on Election Day, November 3.
Rhode Island Secretary of State — voter information handbook, general election November 3, 2026
Rhode Island results on this site
Questions readers ask
- Which federal and statewide offices are on the November 3, 2026 ballot in Rhode Island?
- The Rhode Island Secretary of State’s 2026 run-for-office guide, for the general election on November 3, 2026, lists these general offices: Governor, Lt. Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, and General Treasurer. Its filing section prints Senator in Congress and Representative in Congress. Candidate-search pages for that election that rendered on October 19, 2026 are headed Candidates for Governor, Candidates for Attorney General, and Candidates for Lieutenant Governor, each with district Statewide. The voter-information handbook for that general election lists five state bond referenda. The U.S. Senate Class II page, read October 19, 2026, includes Rhode Island among seats whose terms expire in 2027.
- Which statewide ballot measures does the official Rhode Island source list for November 3, 2026?
- The official source lists Question 1, Higher Education Facilities, $275,000,000, Question 2, Housing and Homeownership, $120,000,000, Question 3, Economic Development, $100,000,000, Question 4, Cultural Economy, $50,000,000, and Question 5, Green Economy Bonds, $55,000,000. The handbook says these are the state questions on the November ballot and cites Chapter 084 of the Public Laws of 2026. It says many communities will have local ballot questions and that those questions are not printed in the handbook.
- What voter-registration deadline does the official calendar list for Rhode Island?
- The Board of Elections date table prints 10/4/26 and attaches an asterisk. The same page uses an asterisk for “unofficial proposed schedule” and for a different emergency-ballot footnote. Because those footnotes do not identify which date is unofficial, the October 4 date is not listed as a confirmed deadline. The Rhode Island Board of Elections and the Secretary of State publish the calendar.
- What early-voting dates does the official calendar list for Rhode Island?
- The Board’s date table prints an early-voting start of 10/14/26 under the same asterisk. That date is not listed as a confirmed early-voting period. The Rhode Island Board of Elections publishes the calendar.
- What mail-ballot deadline does the official calendar list for Rhode Island?
- The handbook says a mail-ballot application is due by Tuesday, October 13. It says applications must be postmarked by October 13 at 4 p.m. and received within three days of that deadline. The handbook says a mail ballot must be received by the State Board of Elections or deposited in a secure mail-ballot drop box by 8 p.m. on Election Day, November 3.
- Where does this site list Rhode Island results?
- Rhode Island results on this site are on the Rhode Island results page. This site does not publish a separate race results page for a contest in Rhode Island. The live results page links the official Rhode Island results site. Returns shown here stay unofficial until election officials certify them. This site does not certify outcomes.