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Rhode Island 2026 midterms: ballot, races, and key dates

Rhode Island’s 2026 candidate guide lists U.S. senator, statewide general offices, and the voter handbook lists five state bond questions for November 3, 2026.

Last updated: October 19, 2026. Unofficial information. Confirm with your official election office (Rhode Island Board of Elections).

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  • Rhode Island is on Eastern Time.
  • The Board’s date table prints 10/4/26 under an asterisk also used for an unofficial proposed schedule, so that date is not listed as confirmed. The Board of Elections publishes the calendar.
  • The Board’s early-voting start of 10/14/26 is under the same asterisk and is not listed as a confirmed period. The Board of Elections publishes the calendar.
  • Mail-ballot application and return dates in the voter handbook are on the voting-deadlines page.
  • Identification rules are published by the Rhode Island Board of Elections and the Secretary of State.

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Statewide offices on the November 3, 2026 ballot

  • Senator in Congress (Class II, term expires in 2027)
  • Governor
  • Lt. Governor
  • Secretary of State
  • Attorney General
  • General Treasurer

Last checked October 19, 2026. Sources: Rhode Island Secretary of State — run for office guide 2026; U.S. Senate — Class II, terms expire in 2027

Key 2026 general election dates

Dates below are paraphrased from the official pages linked on each line and were last checked against those pages on October 19, 2026. They can change. Rhode Island Board of Elections publishes the current calendar. County voting hours vary. “Passed,” “Deadline today,” “In progress,” and “Upcoming” markers use only the date on the device. They ignore cutoff times and the state’s time zone, so a deadline marked for today may already have closed. The marker is not an official cutoff.

Mail-ballot application

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.

Source: 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.

Source: Rhode Island Secretary of State — voter information handbook, general election November 3, 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.

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Questions about the Rhode Island 2026 midterms

Short answers from the offices and race guides already linked on this page. Registration and voting rules are published by Rhode Island Board of Elections.

What is on the Rhode Island ballot in the 2026 midterms?
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. 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.
Where are official Rhode Island sample-ballot and registration pages?
Upcoming elections is the official sample-ballot page. Rhode Island Board of Elections publishes registration and election rules. Vote.gov: Rhode Island registration information. Map the Midterms does not look up voter records, issue sample ballots, or request mail ballots.
Which Map the Midterms race guides cover Rhode Island?
Map the Midterms does not yet publish a Rhode Island race guide. Contests for an address are on the official sample ballot.
When is Election Day 2026 in Rhode Island?
The 2026 U.S. midterm general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The Rhode Island voter-information handbook says a mail-ballot application is due by Tuesday, October 13, must be postmarked by October 13 at 4 p.m., and must be received within three days of that deadline. It 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. The Board’s date table marks a registration deadline of 10/4/26 with an asterisk the page also uses for an unofficial proposed schedule, so that registration date is not listed as a confirmed deadline. Rhode Island is on Eastern Time.
Is Map the Midterms an official Rhode Island election website?
No. Map the Midterms is an informational site operated by Joshua Israel Ventures LLC, a Florida limited liability company. It is not a government, secretary of state, or county election website. The official election office for Rhode Island is Rhode Island Board of Elections. Registration, sample ballots, and voting rules are published there and on Vote.gov: Rhode Island registration information.

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