Rhode Island · U.S. House · District 02 · 2026

Rhode Island District 02 House race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026

The read · Rhode Island District 02 House race

Victor Mellor has raised more than 2 times the next candidate.

Republican Victor Mellor has raised about $2.9M, more than 2 times any rival.

The incumbent, Seth Magaziner, ranks No. 2 in the money.

FEC filings, 2026 cycle. Money raised is net of transfers between a candidate's own committees.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Victor Mellor

R · challenger

1% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 99% from other sources.

1% individuals0% PACs99% other

$2.9M

raised

Seth Magaziner

DIncumbent

D · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 38% from PACs and 57% from individuals.

57% individuals38% PACs5% other

$1.2M

raised

Stephen Skoly

R · challenger

36% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 64% from other sources.

36% individuals0% PACs64% other

$141K

raised

Where the money came from

$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Small donors & unclassified$68K

Labor / Unions$57K

Banking & Financial$14K

Tech & Telecom$13K

Defense & Aerospace$13K

Law & Lobbying$12K

Transportation$10K

Ideological / Leadership$8K

Health & Pharma$7K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E · pac$10K
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS · pac$10K
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE · pac$10K
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 57 POLITICAL ACTION FUND · pac$10K
LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC · pac$10K
CAPITOL CITY GROUP · company$10K
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE · pac$9K
TEXTRON INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$9K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

18%71%

11% PACs18% individuals71% other

The incumbent's record

Seth Magaziner is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2025)

$781K

$157K - $1.4M. down $435K since 2023.

Stock trades

None on file

No disclosed individual stock transactions.

Committees

Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

House Committee on Homeland Security
House Committee on Natural Resources

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Small donors & unclassified$68K

Labor / Unions$57K

Banking & Financial$14K

Tech & Telecom$13K

Defense & Aerospace$13K

Law & Lobbying$12K

Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Victor Mellor R · challenger VM	vs	Seth Magaziner D · incumbent
$2.9M	Raised	$1.2M
$1.4M	Cash on hand	$1.6M
0%	From PACs	38%
1%	From individuals	57%
Too few to rank	Top donor sector	Labor / Unions
No	Incumbent	Yes