Vic Mellor wins Republican CD2 primary

By: Alexander Castro

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: September 10, 2026

Words: 380

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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Warwick businessman Vic Mellor will face Democratic U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner in November after defeating Dr. Stephen Skoly in the Republican primary for Rhode Island’s 2nd Congressional District Wednesday.

Mellor captured just over 58% of the vote, compared with Skoly’s 42%, according to unofficial results from the Rhode Island Board of Elections.

Mellor, a 56-year-old entrepreneur and former Marine who moved back to Rhode Island last year after several decades living in …

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