Scrutinel— 2026 midterms

UpdatedAug 24, 2026, 5:12 AM UTC
To election day72 days
Simulations200,000

Rhode Island — U.S. Senate

Currently held by a Democrat · incumbent running

Democrat
Jack Reed
99%
Republican
Raymond McKay
1%
ForecastSafe D
Projected margin
D+25.4
80% range
D+11.4 to D+39.3
Partisan lean
D+16.3
Uncertainty multiplier
1.81×

The 80% range comes from 200,000 simulations in which this race’s error is correlated with every other race through the national, state and demographic layers.

How the estimate is built
Polls 15%Fundamentals 85%
Polling average
D+18.0
Fundamentals
D+29.0
Blended
D+26.0
Similar-race shift
−1.6
Poll–fundamentals gap
11.0 pts
PollingDR matchup
Polls in window
1
Distinct pollsters
1
Most recent
June 23, 2026
Democrat
52.0%
Republican
34.0%
Undecided / other
14.0%
Spread between polls
0.0 pts
Fundamentals
Partisan lean
D+16.3
Elasticity
1.06
Incumbency
+4.2
Candidate experience
0.0
Fundraising
+3.8
National environment
D+5.3
Expected margin
D+30.6

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