Providence New Bedford, RI, October 20, 2026 —

A new poll from Salve Regina University’s Pell Center indicates that incumbent U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner leads challenger Victor Mellor by 13 percentage points in the race for Rhode Island’s 2nd Congressional District.

The poll also finds a closer contest among independent voters. The summary of the results says support from that group is more evenly divided between the candidates, but does not provide a specific margin or percentages for independents.

The overall 13-point figure describes the lead indicated by the poll; it is not an election result. The information provided does not specify when the poll was conducted, how many people were surveyed, how respondents were selected, or the poll’s margin of error. Those details are not available in the summary, limiting the ability to assess the poll’s methodology or how precisely it measures voter support.

The summary also does not give the candidates’ overall vote-share estimates, identify other voter groups, or provide details about respondents’ views on issues in the district. It does not state whether the poll reflects a change from earlier surveys. No conclusions about the reasons for the reported lead or the closer balance among independents can be drawn from the information provided.

The findings offer a snapshot of the race as measured by the Pell Center poll. The reported difference between the candidates is 13 percentage points overall, while the independent-voter result is described only as closer. Without the underlying figures and polling details, the size of that subgroup gap and the broader significance of the findings remain unspecified.


Story summarized from the original created by Alexander Castro on rhodeislandcurrent.com, see more information here.

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