2026 Rhode Island House of Representatives election

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2026 Rhode Island House of Representatives election
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  2024 November 3, 20262028 

All 75 seats in the Rhode Island House of Representatives
38 seats needed for a majority
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Leader Joe Shekarchi Michael Chippendale Jon D. Brien
Party Democratic Republican Independent
Leader sinceJanuary 5, 2021June 23, 2022January 3, 2023
Leader's seat23rd40th49th
Current seats64101

Incumbent Speaker

Joe Shekarchi
Democratic



The 2026 Rhode Island House of Representatives election will be held on November 3, 2026, alongside the other 2026 United States elections. [1] Voters will elect members of the Rhode Island House of Representatives in all 75 of the U.S. state of Rhode Island's legislative districts to serve a two-year term. [2]

Contents

Retirements

Democrats

  1. District 7: David Morales is retiring to run for mayor of Providence. [3]

Summary of results by district

DistrictIncumbentPartyElected RepresentativeOutcome
1st Edith Ajello Dem TBD
2nd Christopher Blazejewski Dem TBD
3rd Nathan Biah Dem TBD
4th Rebecca Kislak Dem TBD
5th Anthony DeSimone Dem TBD
6th Raymond Hull Dem TBD
7th David Morales Dem TBD
8th John J. Lombardi Dem TBD
9th Enrique Sanchez Dem TBD
10th Scott A. Slater Dem TBD
11th Grace Diaz Dem TBD
12th Jose Batista Dem TBD
13th Ramon Perez Dem TBD
14th Charlene Lima Dem TBD
15th Christopher Paplauskas Rep TBD
16th Brandon Potter Dem TBD
17th Jacquelyn Baginski Dem TBD
18th Arthur Handy Dem TBD
19th Joseph McNamara Dem TBD
20th David Bennett Dem TBD
21st Marie Hopkins Rep TBD
22nd Joseph J. Solomon Jr. Dem TBD
23rd Joe Shekarchi Dem TBD
24th Evan Shanley Dem TBD
25th Thomas Noret Dem TBD
26th Earl Read III Dem TBD
27th Patricia Serpa Dem TBD
28th George Nardone Rep TBD
29th Sherry Roberts Rep TBD
30th Justine Caldwell Dem TBD
31st Julie Casimiro Dem TBD
32nd Robert Craven Dem TBD
33rd Carol McEntee Dem TBD
34th Teresa Tanzi Dem TBD
35th Kathleen A. Fogarty Dem TBD
36th Tina Spears Dem TBD
37th Samuel Azzinaro Dem TBD
38th Brian Patrick Kennedy Dem TBD
39th Megan Cotter Dem TBD
40th Michael Chippendale Rep TBD
41st Robert Quattrocchi Rep TBD
42nd Richard Fascia Rep TBD
43rd Deborah Fellela Dem TBD
44th Gregory Costantino Dem TBD
45th Mia Ackerman Dem TBD
46th Mary Ann Shallcross Smith Dem TBD
47th David J. Place Rep TBD
48th Brian Newberry Rep TBD
49th Jon D. Brien Ind TBD
50th Stephen Casey Dem TBD
51st Robert Phillips Dem TBD
52nd Alex Marszalkowski Dem TBD
53rd Paul Santucci Rep TBD
54th William O'Brien Dem TBD
55th Arthur Corvese Dem TBD
56th Joshua Giraldo Dem TBD
57th Brandon Voas Dem TBD
58th Cherie Cruz Dem TBD
59th Jennifer Stewart Dem TBD
60th Karen Alzate Dem TBD
61st Leonela Felix Dem TBD
62nd Mary Messier Dem TBD
63rd Katherine Kazarian Dem TBD
64th Jenni Furtado Dem TBD
65th Matthew Dawson Dem TBD
66th Jennifer Boylan Dem TBD
67th Jason Knight Dem TBD
68th June Speakman Dem TBD
69th Susan R. Donovan Dem TBD
70th John Edwards Dem TBD
71st Michelle McGaw Dem TBD
72nd Terri-Denise Cortvriend Dem TBD
73rd Marvin Abney Dem TBD
74th Alex Finkelman Dem TBD
75th Lauren H. Carson Dem TBD

List of districts

District 1District 2District 3District 4District 5District 6District 7District 8District 9District 10District 11District 12District 13District 14District 15District 16District 17District 18District 19District 20District 21District 22District 23District 24District 25District 26District 27District 28District 29District 30District 31District 32District 33District 34District 35District 36District 37District 38District 39District 40District 41District 42District 43District 44District 45District 46District 47District 48District 49District 50District 51District 52District 53District 54District 55District 56District 57District 58District 59District 60District 61District 62District 63District 64District 65District 66District 67District 68District 69District 70District 71District 72District 73District 74District 75

District 2

The 2nd district is represented by Democrat Christopher Blazejewski, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 3

The 3rd district is represented by Democrat Nathan Biah, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 4

The 4th district is represented by Democrat Rebecca Kislak, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 5

The 5th district is represented by Democrat Anthony DeSimone, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 6

The 6th district is represented by Democrat Raymond Hull, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 7

The 7th district is represented by Democrat David Morales, who is retiring to run for mayor of Providence. [3]

District 8

The 8th district is represented by Democrat John J. Lombardi, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 9

The 9th district is represented by Democrat Enrique Sanchez, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 10

The 10th district is represented by Democrat Scott A. Slater, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 11

The 11th district is represented by Democrat Grace Diaz, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 12

The 12th district is represented by Democrat Jose Batista, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 13

The 13th district is represented by Democrat Ramon Perez, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 14

The 14th district is represented by Democrat Charlene Lima, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 15

The 15th district is represented by Republican Christopher Paplauskas, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 16

The 16th district is represented by Democrat Brandon Potter, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 17

The 17th district is represented by Democrat Jacquelyn Baginski, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 18

The 18th district is represented by Democrat Arthur Handy, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 19

The 19th district is represented by Democrat Joseph McNamara, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 20

The 20th district is represented by Democrat David Bennett, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 21

The 21st district is represented by Republican Marie Hopkins, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 22

The 22nd district is represented by Democrat Joseph J. Solomon Jr., who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 23

The 23rd district is represented by Democrat Joe Shekarchi, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 24

The 24th district is represented by Democrat Evan Shanley, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 25

The 25th district is represented by Democrat Thomas Noret, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 26

The 26th district is represented by Democrat Earl Read III, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 27

The 27th district is represented by Democrat Patricia Serpa, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 28

The 28th district is represented by Republican George Nardone, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 29

The 29th district is represented by Republican Sherry Roberts, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 30

The 30th district is represented by Democrat Justine Caldwell, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 31

The 31st district is represented by Democrat Julie Casimiro, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 32

The 32nd district is represented by Democrat Robert Craven, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 33

The 33rd district is represented by Democrat Carol McEntee, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 34

The 34th district is represented by Democrat Teresa Tanzi, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 35

The 35th district is represented by Democrat Kathleen A. Fogarty, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 36

The 36th district is represented by Democrat Tina Spears, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 37

The 37th district is represented by Democrat Samuel Azzinaro, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 38

The 38th district is represented by Democrat Brian Patrick Kennedy, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 39

The 39th district is represented by Democrat Megan Cotter, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 40

The 40th district is represented by Republican Michael Chippendale, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 41

The 41st district is represented by Republican Robert Quattrocchi, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 42

The 42nd district is represented by Republican Richard Fascia, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 43

The 43rd district is represented by Democrat Deborah Fellela, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 44

The 44th district is represented by Democrat Gregory Costantino, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 45

The 45th district is represented by Democrat Mia Ackerman, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 46

The 46th district is represented by Democrat Mary Ann Shallcross Smith, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 47

The 47th district is represented by Republican David J. Place, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 48

The 48th district is represented by Republican Brian Newberry, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 49

The 49th district is represented by Independent Jon D. Brien, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 50

The 50th district is represented by Democrat Stephen Casey, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 51

The 51st district is represented by Democrat Robert Phillips, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 52

The 52nd district is represented by Democrat Alex Marszalkowski, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 53

The 53rd district is represented by Republican Paul Santucci, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 54

The 54th district is represented by Democrat William O'Brien, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 55

The 55th district is represented by Democrat Arthur Corvese, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 56

The 56th district is represented by Democrat Joshua Giraldo, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 57

The 57th district is represented by Democrat Brandon Voas, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 58

The 58th district is represented by Democrat Cherie Cruz, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 59

The 59th district is represented by Democrat Jennifer Stewart, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 60

The 60th district is represented by Democrat Karen Alzate, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 61

The 61st district is represented by Democrat Leonela Felix, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 62

The 62nd district is represented by Democrat Mary Messier, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 63

The 63rd district is represented by Democrat Katherine Kazarian, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 64

The 64th district is represented by Democrat Jenni Furtado, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 65

The 65th district is represented by Democrat Matthew Dawson, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 66

The 66th district is represented by Democrat Jennifer Boylan, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 67

The 67th district is represented by Democrat Jason Knight, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 68

The 68th district is represented by Democrat June Speakman, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 69

The 69th district is represented by Democrat Susan R. Donovan, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 70

The 70th district is represented by Democrat John Edwards, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 71

The 71st district is represented by Democrat Michelle McGaw, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 72

The 72nd district is represented by Democrat Terri-Denise Cortvriend, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 73

The 73rd district is represented by Democrat Marvin Abney, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 74

The 74th district is represented by Democrat Alex Finkelman, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 75

The 75th district is represented by Democrat Lauren H. Carson, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

References

  1. Booker, Brakkton (2025-07-29). "The 2026 midterms are officially underway". POLITICO. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
  2. "Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2026". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
  3. 1 2 Machado, Steph (September 15, 2025). "R.I. State Representative David Morales announces run for Providence mayor". The Boston Globe . Retrieved September 15, 2025.