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Survey report · Rhode Island

Emerson College Polling: Rhode Island, 2026-10-08–2026-10-11

Rhode Island likely voters · Released Oct 14, 2026

Fieldwork
Oct 8, 2026 – Oct 11, 2026
Full survey sample
800
Conducted by
Emerson College Polling
Method
MMS text-to-web; Consensus Strategies panel; PureSpectrum panel interviews

Survey findings

2 recorded questions

Question 1

If the 2026 election for U.S. Senate were held today, and the candidates were Democrat Jack Reed, Republican Ray McKay, and independent Michael Bahry, for whom would you vote?

Asked of: Rhode Island likely voters
Question sample: n = 800

Democrat Jack Reed59.1%
Republican Ray McKay25.4%
Independent Michael Bahry6.9%
Undecided8.6%

Percentages are reported as published; rounding or omitted categories can affect the total. Bars use a 0–100% scale. Less-than results retain the source threshold and have no exact-length bar.

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Question 1: reported responses
ResponsePercent
Democrat Jack Reed59.1%
Republican Ray McKay25.4%
Independent Michael Bahry6.9%
Undecided8.6%

Question 2

If the 2026 election for Governor were held today, and the candidates were Democrat Helena Foulkes, Republican Aaron Guckian, independent Ken Block, independent Jasjit Gotra, and independent C Reynolds, for whom would you vote?

Asked of: Rhode Island likely voters
Question sample: n = 800

Democrat Helena Foulkes43.9%
Republican Aaron Guckian10.3%
Independent Ken Block34.7%
Independent Jasjit Gotra1.3%
Independent C Reynolds1.1%
Undecided8.7%

Percentages are reported as published; rounding or omitted categories can affect the total. Bars use a 0–100% scale. Less-than results retain the source threshold and have no exact-length bar.

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Question 2: reported responses
ResponsePercent
Democrat Helena Foulkes43.9%
Republican Aaron Guckian10.3%
Independent Ken Block34.7%
Independent Jasjit Gotra1.3%
Independent C Reynolds1.1%
Undecided8.7%

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