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Mayor, City of Providence

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Term
4 years
Candidates
2
Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The city's elected chief executive, who oversees city departments, appoints department heads and many board members, and proposes the annual budget.

CandidatesCompare by issue

Taxes & budget

  • David MoralesDemocrat

    • Pledges to stabilize property taxes on homes under $2 million.

  • David B TalanRepublican

    • Proposes cutting school busing costs to hold down taxes.

Public safety

  • David MoralesDemocrat

    • Pledges to keep police staffing level through local recruiting.

  • David B TalanRepublican

    • Supports the directive barring police cooperation with ICE.

Education

  • David MoralesDemocrat

    • Pledges multilingual educators and support staff in every school.

  • David B TalanRepublican

    • Supports an optional return to neighborhood schools.
    • Proposes shrinking the school district's central administrative office.
    • Supports letting charter schools use empty school buildings.

Housing

  • David MoralesDemocrat

    • Supports capping annual rent increases at 4%.
    • Proposes requiring affordable units in all new housing projects.

  • David B TalanRepublican

    • Opposes rent control and supports building more housing.

Roads & infrastructure

  • David MoralesDemocrat

    • Proposes free RIPTA bus rides for Providence public school students.

  • David B TalanRepublican

    • Proposes hiring landscapers with trucks to plow smaller storms.

Environment & parks

Health & human services

  • David MoralesDemocrat

    • Proposes contracting social workers and outreach teams for crises.

  • David B TalanRepublican

    No documented position found.

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 7 issues covered in this race.