2026 Governor

Rhode Island governor race odds

As of Oct 3, 2026, prediction markets give Democrat Helena Foulkes a 96% chance of winning the 2026 Rhode Island governor race (Kalshi 95%, Polymarket 97%).

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Helena Foulkes (D)96%
Republicans 2%
Market rating
Safe D
Kalshi (D / R)
95.1% / 2.5%
Polymarket (D / R)
97.3% / 1.8%
Gap between exchanges
2.3 pts
Election Day
Nov 3, 2026 (32 days)

Share prices

Each contract pays $1 if that outcome happens. The price is what traders are paying now, so 60¢ means roughly a 60% chance. Bid is the best offer to buy, ask the best offer to sell.

ContractPriceBidAskLast24h
Helena Foulkes96¢95¢97¢94¢▲2¢
Republican3¢1¢4¢6¢0¢
Ken Block3¢1¢4¢3¢▼2¢
Volume $21KAs of Oct 3, 2026, 2:14 AM EDT
ContractPriceBidAskLast24h
Helena Foulkes97¢96¢98¢96¢0¢
Republican2¢1¢3¢3¢0¢
Independent1¢0¢2¢1¢0¢
Volume $70KAs of Oct 3, 2026, 2:14 AM EDT

Price history

Democratic odds rose 4.7 points over the past 3 months, from 91% to 96%.

0%25%50%75%100%Jul 5Aug 19Oct 3
KalshiPolymarketDemocratic odds, Jul 5 – Oct 3

Every candidate, by exchange

Each exchange's prices rescaled to add up to 100%. Kalshi prices are the bid–ask midpoint; Polymarket prices are its displayed price.

Kalshi open market ↗

OutcomeChanceVolume
Helena Foulkes (D)95.1%$12K
Republican candidate2.5%$5K
Ken Block (I)2.5%$4K

Polymarket open market ↗

OutcomeChanceVolume
Helena Foulkes (D)97.3%$57K
Republican candidate1.8%$11K
Independent candidate0.9%$2K

Questions about this race

Who is favored to win the 2026 Rhode Island governor race?

As of Oct 3, 2026, prediction markets give Democrat Helena Foulkes a 96% chance of winning the 2026 Rhode Island governor race (Kalshi 95%, Polymarket 97%).

What do Kalshi and Polymarket say?

Kalshi: Democrats 95%, Republicans 2%. Polymarket: Democrats 97%, Republicans 2%. The two exchanges differ by 2.3 points.

How have the odds moved this week?

Democratic odds have risen 0.7 points since Sep 26, 2026.

When is the 2026 election?

Election Day is Nov 3, 2026, 32 days from now.

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Data

Cite as: Parlay the People, “2026 Rhode Island governor race,” https://parlaythepeople.com/2026/governor/rhode-island/, accessed Oct 3, 2026. Prediction-market prices are crowd forecasts, not certainties, and nothing here is betting or investment advice.