2026 Rhode Island · U.S. House

RI-02 House race odds

As of Oct 2, 2026, prediction markets give Democrat Seth Magaziner a 98% chance of winning the 2026 race for RI-02 over Republican Victor Mellor (Kalshi 97%, Polymarket 98%).

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Seth Magaziner (D)98%
Victor Mellor (R) 2%
Market rating
Safe D
Kalshi (D / R)
97.3% / 2.7%
Polymarket (D / R)
98.5% / 1.5%
Gap between exchanges
1.2 pts
Election Day
Nov 3, 2026 (32 days)

Price history

Democratic odds are essentially unchanged since Oct 2, 2026.

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KalshiPolymarketDemocratic odds, Oct 2 – Oct 2

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
Seth Magaziner (D)97.3%$550
Victor Mellor (R)2.7%$6K

Polymarket open market ↗

OutcomeChanceVolume
Seth Magaziner (D)98.5%$19K
Victor Mellor (R)1.5%$29K

Questions about this race

Who is favored to win the 2026 RI-02 House race?

As of Oct 2, 2026, prediction markets give Democrat Seth Magaziner a 98% chance of winning the 2026 race for RI-02 over Republican Victor Mellor (Kalshi 97%, Polymarket 98%).

What do Kalshi and Polymarket say?

Kalshi: Democrats 97%, Republicans 3%. Polymarket: Democrats 98%, Republicans 2%. The two exchanges differ by 1.2 points.

How have the odds moved this week?

Democratic odds are essentially unchanged since Oct 2, 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 RI-02 House race,” https://parlaythepeople.com/2026/house/ri-2/, accessed Oct 2, 2026. Prediction-market prices are crowd forecasts, not certainties, and nothing here is betting or investment advice.