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Rhode Island House District 26
Earl A. Read, III has no major-party opponent.
Earl A. Read, III has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean R+1: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 19,134
- People per km²
- 1,187
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 32%
- White, no degree
- 56%of adults
- White 83%
- Hispanic 9%
- Black 2%
- Asian 3%
- Other / multiracial 4%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
6,681 votes · D+16.8✓ Earl A Read III (D)51.3%
Jeffrey W Fisher (R)36.6%
Vincent Marzullo (—)12.1%
2024 President Vote in this district
6,346 two-party votes · R+1.8 · R+0.3 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)50.9%
Kamala Harris (D)49.1%
2022
4,941 votes · R+18.2✓ Patricia L Morgan (R)59.1%
Samara R Yelle (D)40.9%
2020 Earlier district lines
6,664 votes · R+8.9✓ Patricia L Morgan (R)54.3%
James B Jackson (D)45.4%
2020 President Vote in this district
6,725 two-party votes · D+3.0 · R+1.6 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)51.5%
Donald Trump (R)48.5%
2016 President Vote in this district
5,605 two-party votes · R+6.8 · R+9.0 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)53.4%
Hillary Clinton (D)46.6%
Also on the ballot in Rhode Island
Neighboring districts
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