The 2026 Rhode Island Senate election is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, with party primaries scheduled for Tuesday, September 8, 2026. Rhode Island voters will elect 38 representatives to serve two-year terms in the Rhode Island Senate.
The election will take place in tandem with elections for the governor, lieutenant governor, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and the state house.
One special election is currently scheduled as of July 17, 2025.
A special election for Senate District 4 is scheduled to take place on August 5, 2025, with a primary scheduled for July 8. The vacancy was caused by the death of Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio from cancer on the morning of April 21, 2025. He had represented the 4th district since 2005, but served in the legislature continuously since 1981. He served as majority leader from 2009 to 2017, and served as President of the Rhode Island Senate from 2017 until his death. Valarie Lawson was chosen to succeed Ruggerio as Senate President.
Senate District 4 represents portions of the municipalities of North Providence and Providence. As of July 2025, registered voters affiliated with the Democratic Party heavily outnumber registered Republicans. Of the 21,169 registered voters, 9,519 or 45.0% are registered Democrats, 2,356 or 11.1% are registered Republicans, and 9,294 or 43.9% have no partisan affiliation.
Attorney Alex Asermely was the only Republican candidate to file.