After weeks of campaigning, the 2026 general election in Warren took place Tuesday, Nov. 3, at four polling places around town where voters were tasked with choosing who will serve them over either the next two or four years, including three members of the town council.

Five candidates — Daniel Barlow, James Core, Scott Lial, Bert Rodrigues and Rebecca Schmaeling — were in the running for the council seats vacated by term-limited members Keri Cronin, Joseph DePasquale and John Hanley.

At the state level, local voters selected a new General Assembly House member from District 67 (Warren, Bristol) between the aforementioned DePasquale and Nicole Jellinek. The seat became available when incumbent Jason Knight, Jellinek's husband, opted to run for the Democratic Party nomination to become the state's next attorney general, which proved an unsuccessful effort.

In addition, all of the state officers were on the ballot, led by the three-way race to become Rhode Island's next governor.

Federal seats were also up for a vote, Democratic incumbents Jack Reed and Gabe Amo seeking re-election to the United States Senate and House, respectively.

There were also five state-wide referenda items on the ballot:

Question 1: HIGHER EDUCATION FACILITIES - $275,000,000
Question 2: HOUSING AND HOMEOWNERSHIP - $120,000,000
Question 3: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - $100,000,000
Question 4: CULTURAL ECONOMY - $50,000,000
Question 5: GREEN ECONOMY BONDS - $55,000,000

Mid-day update

Just after noontime Tuesday, the in-person voting tally at the four polling precincts in town — Mary V. Quick School, town hall, Kickemuit Middle School and Kickemuit Village off Metacom Avenue — was approaching 1,000 total.

Early voting in Warren, which ended Monday, Nov. 2, accounted for just over 1,600 ballots.

Results link

Follow the 2026 elections results as the polls close at the Warren page on the secretary of state website.

Track the total of votes as they received throughout election day via the SOS office here.