Elections Intelligence

Rhode Island U.S. Senate

DEFENDED SEATPRIMARY 09-09
SAFE D
THE MATCHUP PRIMARY SEP 09 DECIDES THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE
PRIMARY · SEP 09 · DEMOCRATIC KXSENATERID-26 ↗
Decides which Democrat appears on the November ballot.
CB EVEN Jack Reed 100¢ Connor Burbridge
Kalshi primary market · checked 6:36 PM
NOV 3 · THE GENERAL ELECTION SENATERI-26 ↗
Michael Bahry holds the Republican nomination. The party market prices the seat, not the people — it carries whichever Democrat wins on September 9, 2026.
D
DEMOCRAT 98¢
KALSHI PARTY MARKET · CHECKED 08/27Democratic nomineeDetermined by the primary on September 9, 2026Michael BahryRepublican · Nominee
FTP RACE SIGNAL

The market prices this seat about where its history left it — a 33-point Democratic hold in 2020, priced at 98¢ today.

Safe D
SAFE DLIKELY DLEAN DTOSS-UPLEAN RLIKELY RSAFE R
Market · Safe DD 98¢ — traders' price for a Democratic hold. Prior result · Safe DD+33.13 in 2020. Polling · Safe DD+20 — UNH, Aug 27.
Signal clarityHighas of 2026-08-27
MARKET BandPRICEToss-up50–65¢Lean65–82¢Likely82–95¢Safe95¢ and above
D 98¢

Kalshi party market · checked Aug 27

View market on Kalshi ↗
POLLING BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–10Likely10–20Safe20 and above
D+20
UNH ↗ C Aug 20 - 24 · n=750 LV · HYPOTHETICAL MATCHUP D+20 INDEPENDENT
PRIOR RESULT BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–12Likely12–25Safe25 and above
D+33.13

Reed, John F. (D)

66.48 — 33.35 · 2020 general election

def. Waters, Allen R. (R). Margin verified against retrieved official results.

FUNDRAISING BandRATIO TO 1Parity1–5Lean5 and above

Democratic nominee determined Sep 9, 2026.

PULLED 08-04 · PERIOD 06-30 · FEC

Total receipts this cycle.

BALLOT & DATES Primary 09-09General Nov 3, 2026 D unresolved · R settled · I settled