2026 state legislative forecast

Rhode Island Senate forecast

Democrats win control of the Rhode Island Senate in nearly every one of 2,000 simulations, against a Democratic majority today. All 38 seats are on the 2026 ballot; 1 race is within a 35 to 65 split.

Safe DUpdated October 22, 2026Seats 38On the ballot 38Rhode Island House All chambers

Chance of control

>99%D<1%R

Democratic seats, 80% range

34 to 36

Median 36 · 20 for a majority

Favored to flip

2to D0to R

After 2024: 34 D, 4 R

Environment

D +10.6

Shift from the 2024 presidential vote

Rhode Island Senate map

Safe DLean DToss upLean RSafe R

District shapes are estimated from where each district's voters live in the precinct returns, not drawn from the official boundary files.

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Hover the map for the odds in any district. Click one to pin it here and find it in the table below.

Every seat

Average 35 D to 3 R

Safe DLean DToss upLean RSafe R

Democratic seats across 2,000 simulations

Every Senate district

District	Last winner	2026 nominees	2024 lean	Forecast	Dem win	Projected D votes	Projected R votes	Total	Rating
17	Thomas J Paolino 2024	Nelly Evelyn Burdette vs Thomas Joseph Paolino	D +0.4	D +2.6	64%	6,408	6,081	12,680	Lean D
34	Elaine J Morgan 2024	Samantha R Wilcox vs Elaine J Morgan	R +4.5	D +4.8	77%	7,315	6,646	14,173	Lean D

Projected Rhode Island Senate vote

38 seats on the ballot

Party	Votes	Share
Democrats	355,549	86.9%
Republicans	52,504	12.8%
Independents and others	920	0.2%
Total	408,973	100%

The sum of every district on the ballot. Each district's turnout is its 2024 top of ticket vote on today's lines, scaled to the forecast's 2026 statewide vote less a small share who skip legislative races, split by the district forecast. A district with no candidate from one party gives all its votes to the other. The district table lists each seat's projected votes.

How this is built

Each district starts from its 2024 presidential vote, read off the precincts that voted in it, and moves with the state's 2026 House forecast and the national generic ballot. Half of what the last legislative winner ran ahead of the district carries over, 2026 primary turnout moves districts where it is posted, and district and statewide legislative polls count by recency and sample. A seat with no candidate from one party is called for the other. 2,000 simulations share a national, a state and a district shock. The map's district shapes are estimated from where each district's voters are in the precinct returns. All chambers.