2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island

2016 Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district election
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U.S. Representative before election; James Langevin ; Democratic	Elected U.S. Representative; James Langevin ; Democratic

2016 Rhode Island's 1st congressional district election
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U.S. Representative before election; David Cicilline ; Democratic	Elected U.S. Representative; David Cicilline ; Democratic

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island
Both Rhode Island seats to the United States House of Representatives
Democratic 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%	Republican 40–50% 50–60%

Last updated June 17, 2025

The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the two U.S. representatives from the state of Rhode Island, one from each of the state's 2 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries took place on September 13.

Overview

Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island by district:

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result

	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	130,540	64.50%	71,023	35.09%	814	0.40%	202,377	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 2	133,108	58.09%	70,301	30.68%	25,739	11.23%	229,148	100.0%	Democratic hold
Total	263,648	61.10%	141,324	32.75%	26,553	6.15%	431,525	100.0%

District 1

Incumbent Democrat David Cicilline, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 60% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+15.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

David Cicilline, incumbent U.S. Representative

Declined

Angel Taveras, former mayor of Providence ^[1]

Results

Democratic primary results ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Cicilline (incumbent)	24,136	67.6
	Democratic	Christopher F. Young	11,594	32.4
Total votes			35,730	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

H. Russell Taub, conservative activist^[3]

Declined

Karen MacBeth, state representative ^[4]

Results

Republican primary results ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harold Russell Taub	629	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report ^[5]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections^[6]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg ^[7]	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball ^[8]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP ^[9]	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Results

Rhode Island's 1st congressional district, 2016 ^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Cicilline (incumbent)	130,540	64.5
	Republican	Harold Russell Taub	71,023	35.1
	Write-in		814	0.4
Total votes			202,371	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 2

Incumbent Democrat James Langevin, who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 62% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+8.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

James Langevin, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

John Hamilton, former state representative (1980–84), Bernie Sanders delegate to the 2016 Democratic National Convention
Steven Archer, former Republican, veteran and candidate for state senate in 2014

Results

Langevin defeated both primary challengers handily, with 64.9% of the vote to Archer's 18.8% and Hamilton's 16.8% in the September 13 primary.

Democratic primary results ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Langevin (incumbent)	16,334	64.4
	Democratic	Steven Archer	4,768	18.8
	Democratic	John D. Hamilton	4,272	16.8
Total votes			25,374	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Rhue R. Reis, house contractor, casino worker and nominee for this seat in 2014 ^[11]

Results

Republican primary results ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rhue R. Reis	641	100.0

Independent candidates

Salvatore Caiozzo, small business owner, military veteran, and activist, founder of poisonedveterans.org
Jeffrey Johnson, high school biology teacher and climate change activist, former Green Party candidate for lieutenant governor in 1994, and for state representative in 1998 and 2000

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report ^[5]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections^[6]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg ^[7]	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball ^[8]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP ^[9]	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Results

Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district, 2016 ^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Langevin (incumbent)	133,108	58.1
	Republican	Rhue R. Reis	70,301	30.7
	Independent	Jeffrey C. Johnson	16,253	7.1
	Independent	Salvatore G. Caiozzo	8,942	3.9
	Write-in		544	0.2
Total votes			229,148	100.0
	Democratic hold

References

↑ Nagle, Kate (August 26, 2015). "Could Taveras Run Against Cicilline?". Go Local Prov. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
1 2 3 4 "2016 Statewide Primary". State of Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
↑ Heinis, John (March 4, 2015). "22-year-old ex-Bayonne council candidate opens political action committee". Hudson County View. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
↑ Allen, Matt (March 28, 2016). "PODCAST: Rep MacBeth joins GOP, loses House leadership spot". WPRO (AM).
1 2 "2016 House Race Ratings for November 7, 2016". House: Race Ratings. Cook Political Report . Retrieved November 12, 2016.
1 2 "Daily Kos Elections House race ratings: Initial ratings for 2016". Daily Kos Elections . Retrieved November 7, 2016.
1 2 "2016 House Ratings (November 3, 2016)". House Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report . Retrieved November 3, 2016.
1 2 "2016 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 7, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
1 2 "Battle for the House 2016". Real Clear Politics . Retrieved October 31, 2016.
1 2 "2016 General Election Statewide Summary". State of Rhode Island Board of Elections. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
↑ "Search - Rhode Island - Nellie M. Gorbea". Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2016.

External links

Official campaign websites District 1 David Cicilline for Congress H. Russell Taub for Congress District 2 James Langevin for U.S. Congress Elect Rhue Reis U.S. Congress Jeff Johnson Archived 2016-09-24 at the Wayback Machine Rhode Island First (Caiozzo) John Hamilton for Congress Archer for Congress

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[1] Nagle, Kate (August 26, 2015). "Could Taveras Run Against Cicilline?". Go Local Prov. Retrieved October 12, 2015.

[Primary-2] 1 2 3 4 "2016 Statewide Primary". State of Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved December 2, 2016.

[3] Heinis, John (March 4, 2015). "22-year-old ex-Bayonne council candidate opens political action committee". Hudson County View. Retrieved October 12, 2015.

[4] Allen, Matt (March 28, 2016). "PODCAST: Rep MacBeth joins GOP, loses House leadership spot". WPRO (AM).

[cook-5] 1 2 "2016 House Race Ratings for November 7, 2016". House: Race Ratings. Cook Political Report . Retrieved November 12, 2016.

[Kos-6] 1 2 "Daily Kos Elections House race ratings: Initial ratings for 2016". Daily Kos Elections . Retrieved November 7, 2016.

[rothenberg1-7] 1 2 "2016 House Ratings (November 3, 2016)". House Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report . Retrieved November 3, 2016.

[Sabato-8] 1 2 "2016 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 7, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016.

[RCP-9] 1 2 "Battle for the House 2016". Real Clear Politics . Retrieved October 31, 2016.

[RI-RESULTS-10] 1 2 "2016 General Election Statewide Summary". State of Rhode Island Board of Elections. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2016.

[11] "Search - Rhode Island - Nellie M. Gorbea". Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2016.

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2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island

Contents

Overview

District 1

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Declined

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Declined

Results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 2

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Independent candidates

General election

Predictions

Results

See also

References

External links