2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island

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2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island
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  2016 November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06) 2020  

Both Rhode Island seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election20
Seats won20
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote242,575129,838
Percentage64.98%34.78%
SwingIncrease2.svg3.88%Increase2.svg2.03%

United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island, 2018 results by district.svg
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The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island were held on November 6, 2018, to elect the two U.S. representatives from the state of Rhode Island, one from each of the state's 2 congressional districts. The election coincided with the 2018 U.S. mid-term elections, 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 12. [1]

Contents

Following the 2018 elections, the Democratic Party retained control of both House seats, and also retained control of the entirety of Rhode Island's Congressional (House and Senate) delegation.

Overview

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island by district: [2]

District Democratic Republican OthersTotalResult
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1 116,09966.69%57,56733.07%4170.24%174,083100.0%Democratic hold
District 2 126,47663.49%72,27136.28%4500.23%199,197100.0%Democratic hold
Total242,57564.99%129,83834.78%8670.23%373,280100.0%

District 1

2018 Rhode Island's 1st congressional district election
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Nominee David Cicilline Patrick Donovan
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote116,09957,567
Percentage66.7%33.1%

U.S. Representative before election

David Cicilline
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

David Cicilline
Democratic

The 1st district includes the capital, Providence and the surrounding Narragansett Bay area. [3] This district has a PVI of D+14. Democrat David Cicilline has represented the district since 2010.

Democratic primary

Declared [4]

Primary results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David Cicilline (incumbent) 44,551 77.6
Democratic Chris Young12,85222.4
Total votes57,403 100.0

Republican primary

Declared [5]

Primary results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Patrick Donovan 7,238 78.4
Republican Frederick Wysocki1,99021.6
Total votes9,228 100.0

General election

Results

Rhode Island's 1st congressional district, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David Cicilline (incumbent) 116,099 66.7
Republican Patrick Donovan57,56733.1
n/a Write-ins4170.2
Total votes174,083 100.0
Democratic hold

District 2

2018 Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district election
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Nominee James Langevin Salvatore Caiozzo
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote126,47672,271
Percentage63.5%36.3%

U.S. Representative before election

James Langevin
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

James Langevin
Democratic

The 2nd district is located in western and southern Rhode Island, including Coventry, Cranston, and Warwick. [3] The district has a PVI of D+6. Democrat James Langevin has represented this district since 2001.

Democratic primary

Declared [5]

Primary results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James Langevin (incumbent) 44,129 100.0
Total votes44,129 100.0

Republican primary

Declared [5]

Primary results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Salvatore G. Caiozzo 15,229 100.0
Total votes15,229 100.0

General election

Results

Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James Langevin (incumbent) 126,476 63.5
Republican Sal Caiozzo72,27136.3
n/a Write-ins4500.2
Total votes199,197 100.0
Democratic hold

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