SENATE

Rhode Island Senate2026

RACE AT A GLANCE

RACE TYPE

Incumbent running

Jack Reed (D)

RACE RATING

Last updated: Feb 11, 2025
Solid D

COOK PARTISAN VOTING INDEX

Last updated : Apr 27, 2026
D +50
R +50
D +8

Race summary

Sen. Jack Reed, now the ranking member instead of chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, will turn 77 just after Election Day. But he's running for another term and is assured reelection.

Key Dates

Filing Deadline: Jun 24, 2026

Primary Election: Sep 8, 2026

INCUMBENT

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INCUMBENT

Jack Reed

First Elected: 1996

Last General Election: 66.5%

Last Primary Election: 100.0%

Full Bio:
REED, John F. (Jack), a Senator and a Representative from Rhode Island; born in Providence, R.I., November 12, 1949; attended St. Matthew’s Elementary School, Cranston, R.I.; graduated, LaSalle Academy, Providence, R.I., 1967; B.S., United States Military Academy, West Point 1971; M.P.P., Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University 1973; J.D., Harvard Law School 1982; served in the U.S. Army 1971-1979 and Army Reserve 1979-1991; associate professor, Department of Social Sciences, U.S. Military Academy 1977-1979; admitted to the Washington, D.C. bar 1983; lawyer; member, Rhode Island State senate 1985-1990; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Second and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1991-January 2, 1997); was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives in 1996, but was elected to the United States Senate in 1996; reelected in 2002, 2008, and again in 2014 for the term ending January 3, 2021.

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STATE DATA

Rhode Island

 

Population Breakdown

Source: United States Census

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Past Presidential Results from this State

2024 Election Results

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2020 Election Results

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RACE ANALYSIS

Race Analysis

Updated: Feb 13, 2025

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