Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Stephen T Skoly

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. House · Rhode Island District 2
Filing address
East Greenwich, RI (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
SKOLY, STEPHEN T
Next election
Primary September 9, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Rhode Island with the 2026 district highlighted

Rhode Island, District 2

RepublicanU.S. House · Rhode Island District 2ChallengerLost primary

FEC candidate ID H6RI02326 · Principal campaign committee: FRIENDS OF STEPHEN T SKOLY

Total raised$245,833.49
Total spent$244,279.01
Cash on hand$1,554.48
Debts owed by the campaign$159,211.49
Loans from the candidate$159,211.49

2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $86,572.00PACs and other committees: $50.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $159,211.49
  • Individual contributions$86,572.0035%
  • PACs and other committees$50.000%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$159,211.4965%

Self-funding: $159,211.49 (65% of money raised): $0.00 given and $159,211.49 lent by the candidate.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$28,722.0037%
  • Contributions over $200$49,025.0063%
  • Itemized from inside Rhode Island$46,900.0092%
  • Itemized from other states$4,000.008%

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$108K$0 YEAR-END: raised $0.00YEAR-END: spent $0.00APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $107,585.00APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $5,607.63JULY QUARTERLY: raised $33,395.00JULY QUARTERLY: spent $83,516.63PRE-PRIMARY: raised $83,767.00PRE-PRIMARY: spent $64,518.45OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $21,086.49OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $90,636.302025-122026-032026-062026-082026-09

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

PAC and committee contributors

1 committee reported giving $50.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

The race

Rhode Island U.S. House, District 2, 2026 · 5 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Stephen T Skoly (R)$245,833.49$1,554.482026-09-30
Victor G. Mellor (R)$3,885,928.85$44,352.632026-10-14
Seth Magaziner (D)$1,612,494.98$1,580,193.792026-10-14

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportSolid DFebruary 6, 2025
  • Decision Desk HQSafe DSeptember 8, 2026
  • Inside ElectionsSolid DMarch 7, 2025
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DAugust 14, 2025
  • Silver BulletinSolid DAugust 23, 2026

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Emerson College/WPRI-TVOctober 8–11, 2026406 (LV)± 4.9%Seth Magaziner 55% · Vic Mellor 39%
Embold ResearchOctober 5–8, 2026417 (LV)—Seth Magaziner 52% · Vic Mellor 39%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: FRIENDS OF STEPHEN T SKOLY.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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