Federal race · 2026
Rhode Island U.S. House, District 2, 2026
Primary: September 9, 2026 · General election: November 3, 2026
Money raised
- Victor G. Mellor (R)$3.9M raised · $44K on hand
- Seth Magaziner (D)$1.6M raised · $1.6M on hand
- Stephen T Skoly (R)$246K raised · $2K on hand
Raised Cash on hand · bars are blue for Democrats, red for Republicans, gray for others
Candidates
| Candidate | Status | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor G. Mellor (R) | General-election nominee | $3,885,928.85 | $3,841,576.22 | $44,352.63 | 2026-10-14 |
| Seth Magaziner (D) | General-election nominee | $1,612,494.98 | $909,266.42 | $1,580,193.79 | 2026-10-14 |
| Stephen T Skoly (R) | Lost primary | $245,833.49 | $244,279.01 | $1,554.48 | 2026-09-30 |
2 registered candidates with no financial reports yet
- Armando Luciano Anzoli (Independent) · Registered with the FEC; has not yet raised or spent $5,000
- Spencer E Dickinson (Democratic) · Registered with the FEC; has not yet raised or spent $5,000
Totals from the FEC candidate summary file, retrieved October 23, 2026. A dated snapshot, not live reporting; each candidate’s FEC page is the official source.
Total spent on this race
$4,954,709.65 = candidates’ own spending $4,954,709.65 + outside spending $0.00
No outside spending has been reported in this race.
Candidates’ own spending is their committees’ disbursements less transfers to other committees, contributions to others, loan repayments and refunds (FEC committee summary). Outside spending is independent expenditures, electioneering communications and company or union member communications for or against these candidates (FEC totals by candidate from regular reports, retrieved October 24, 2026; the latest 24- and 48-hour notices are not included yet). Party coordinated spending is not split by race and is not included. All the money
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson College/WPRI-TV | October 8–11, 2026 | 406 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Seth Magaziner 55% · Vic Mellor 39% |
| Embold Research | October 5–8, 2026 | 417 (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.
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