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Bristol County, Rhode Island

2026 election results. Jack Reed (D) has 72% of the U.S. Senate vote in Bristol County, with about 91% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 22.0 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 14 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Bristol County

U.S. Senate

Jack Reed
71.5%14,645
Raymond McKay
24.5%5,020
Michael Bahry
3.9%807
91% counted

Statewide: Jack Reed wins. Called.

Governor

Helena Foulkes
60.7%12,410
Ken Block
28.7%5,872
Aaron Guckian
9.6%1,962
Jasjit Gotra
0.5%104

1 more candidate on the race page.

91% counted

Statewide: Helena Foulkes wins. Called.

The leader in Bristol County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 10, 5:04 PM.

14 local contests in Bristol County

City and town races, school boards and local measures on Bristol County's ballots, from Rhode Island's official results file. Names are as the state prints them. "Ahead" describes the current count; it isn't a race call, and we don't call measures.

Cities & towns

Barrington: Town Moderator

CandidateVotesShare
Richard F. Staples, Jr.6,23797.3%
Write-in1732.7%

Richard F. Staples, Jr. is unopposed. Barrington's page.

Barrington: Town Council 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Jessica Martin3,93930.1%
Neile Hartman I3,78028.9%
Braxton Howard Cloutiér3,11523.8%
Anthony P. Arico I2,20016.8%
Write-in590.5%

Jessica Martin and Neile Hartman ahead in Bristol County. Barrington's page.

Bristol: Town Administrator

CandidateVotesShare
Steven Contente I7,02597.7%
Write-in1632.3%

Steven Contente is unopposed. Bristol's page.

Bristol: Town Clerk

CandidateVotesShare
Melissa M. Cordeiro6,79497.9%
Write-in1442.1%

Melissa M. Cordeiro is unopposed. Bristol's page.

Bristol: Town Council 5 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Timothy Edward Sweeney5,25018.9%
Aaron J. Ley5,23418.8%
Antonio A. Teixeira I5,20418.7%
Nathan T. Calouro I4,91317.7%
Mary A. Parella4,21515.2%
Joseph F. Aguiar, Jr.2,80610.1%
Write-in1900.7%

Timothy Edward Sweeney, Aaron J. Ley, Antonio A. Teixeira, Nathan T. Calouro and Mary A. Parella ahead in Bristol County. Bristol's page.

Warren: Town Council 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
James A. Core2,29124.2%
Rebecca Schmaeling2,04321.6%
Daniel Barlow2,03121.5%
Scott F. Lial I1,76418.7%
Bert S. Rodrigues I1,26413.4%
Write-in610.6%

James A. Core, Rebecca Schmaeling and Daniel Barlow ahead in Bristol County. Warren's page.

Schools

Barrington: School Committee 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Sarah E. Whiting5,39152.0%
Adam Stearnbourne4,66945.0%
Write-in3113.0%

Sarah E. Whiting and Adam Stearnbourne are unopposed. Barrington's page.

Bristol: Non-Partisan Regional School Committee 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Jessica A. Almeida4,35829.4%
Joy Titcomb3,97326.8%
Adam Clifford McGovern3,86126.0%
William M. O'Dell2,55217.2%
Write-in970.7%

Jessica A. Almeida, Joy Titcomb and Adam Clifford McGovern ahead in Bristol County. Bristol's page.

Warren: Non-Partisan Regional School Committee

CandidateVotesShare
Kyle J. Jackson3,13898.4%
Write-in511.6%

Kyle J. Jackson is unopposed. Warren's page.

Local measures

Barrington: 6. FINANCIAL TOWN REFERENDUM

CandidateVotesShare
Approve4,26156.5%
Reject3,28243.5%

Approve ahead in Bristol County. Barrington's page.

Barrington: 7. FINANCIAL TOWN REFERENDUM

CandidateVotesShare
Approve4,28257.5%
Reject3,16442.5%

Approve ahead in Bristol County. Barrington's page.

Barrington: 8. FINANCIAL TOWN REFERENDUM

CandidateVotesShare
Reject4,43158.7%
Approve3,11741.3%

Reject ahead in Bristol County. Barrington's page.

Barrington: 9. FINANCIAL TOWN REFERENDUM

CandidateVotesShare
Reject4,49459.9%
Approve3,01340.1%

Reject ahead in Bristol County. Barrington's page.

Warren: Non-Partisan Charter Review Commission 9 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Adam Speakman2,06325.7%
Stephen Piper2,04825.5%
Brock Walsh1,82922.8%
Finneaus Audette1,81822.6%
Write-in2783.5%

Adam Speakman, Stephen Piper, Brock Walsh and Finneaus Audette are unopposed. Warren's page.

Rhode Island's official results, file posted Nov 12, 11:12 AM. Unofficial until certified.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
RI SenateD +48.9D +26.9D +22.0
RI-01D +42.4——

Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.

How Bristol County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris61.6%Donald Trump35.5%D +26.228,318
2020Joe Biden63.6%Donald Trump34.2%D +29.428,508
2016Hillary Clinton57.3%Donald Trump35.2%D +22.225,475
2012Barack Obama60.7%Mitt Romney37.4%D +23.324,676
2008Barack Obama62.4%John McCain35.7%D +26.625,905
2004John Kerry58.5%George W. Bush39.9%D +18.624,677
2000Al Gore57.7%George W. Bush36.0%D +21.723,272

Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved D +4.5.

Towns in Bristol County

TownU.S. Senate votesMarginCounted
Bristol8,339D +41.391%
Barrington7,901D +59.290%
Warren4,232D +44.895%

Rhode Island reports its votes by town. They're added up here into the county.

Other counties in Rhode Island

Rhode Island results

Sources & scope

Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county and town. They're unofficial until Rhode Island certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. Rhode Island's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.