2026 Elections ยท Rhode Island

Rhode Island Congressional Candidates 2026

See every declared 2026 U.S. House candidate across Rhode Island's congressional districts, with FEC campaign finance.

Source:FECUpdated Oct 19, 2026Report a correction

Who is running for Congress in Rhode Island in 2026?

6 candidates are on the ballot in Rhode Island's 2 congressional districts.

  • District 1: Gabriel Amo (Democratic), Kellie Keenan (Republican), Pedro Desouza (Independent) and Pedro Soares de Souza (Independent).
  • District 2: Seth Magaziner (Democratic) and Victor Mellor (Republican).

Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District

4 candidates on the ballot
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  • Gabriel AmoDemocraticIncumbentโœ“ Verified
    $1.9M raised
    • Official FEC
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  • Kellie KeenanRepublicanโœ“ Verified
    $15K raised
    • Official FEC
  • Pedro DesouzaIND
    $13K raised
    • Official FEC
  • Pedro Soares de SouzaIndependentโœ“ Verified

Where they differ: Gabriel Amo supports securing federal funding to boost Rhode Island's economy, including infrastructure and small business assistance, and expanding behavioral and mental health services through federal funding; he voted yea on technology, financial protection, rural care, and patient support bills but nay on capital access, privacy purchase, Medicaid harm, and lowering premiums bills 1245. Pedro Soares de Souza supports prioritizing small businesses for government contracts, cutting small business taxes, punishing corporate offshoring, and taxing corporate AI use that replaces human workers, as well as supporting single-payer healthcare covering every legal resident and ending medical debt bankruptcy 36.
AI-written comparison of the sourced positions on the district page. Generated Oct 17, 2026.

Rhode Island's 2nd Congressional District

2 candidates on the ballot
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Where they differ: Seth Magaziner supports protecting and expanding the Affordable Care Act and making prescription drugs more affordable, and he voted yea on rural care and patient support acts but nay on lowering premiums and Medicaid harm prevention 123. He also supports enacting common-sense gun safety legislation and funding for public safety projects, voting yea on prison staff safety and bail reform acts but nay on violent offender and veterans 2nd amendment bills 789. Victor Mellor supports replacing the current sick care system with one based on transparency, lower costs, choice, and medical freedom 4. He also supports the immediate removal of criminal illegal immigrants and a pathway to permanent residency for law-abiding, tax-paying foreigners, and he supports gun rights while opposing an assault weapons ban 611.
AI-written comparison of the sourced positions on the district page. Generated Oct 17, 2026.

Common questions

When is the election?

The general election is on November 3, 2026.