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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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%
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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 two 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]

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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 had a PVI of D+14. Democrat David Cicilline had 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

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [6] Safe DNovember 5, 2018
Inside Elections [7] Safe DNovember 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8] Safe DNovember 5, 2018
RCP [9] Safe DNovember 5, 2018
Daily Kos [10] Safe DNovember 5, 2018
538 [11] Safe DNovember 7, 2018
CNN [12] Safe DOctober 31, 2018
Politico [13] Safe DNovember 2, 2018

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 had a PVI of D+6. Democrat James Langevin had 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

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [6] Safe DNovember 5, 2018
Inside Elections [7] Safe DNovember 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8] Safe DNovember 5, 2018
RCP [9] Safe DNovember 5, 2018
Daily Kos [10] Safe DNovember 5, 2018
538 [11] Safe DNovember 7, 2018
CNN [12] Safe DOctober 31, 2018
Politico [13] Safe DNovember 4, 2018

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Rhode Island Board of Elections: Upcoming Elections". www.elections.state.ri.us. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  2. ↑ Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives . Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Members of Congress & Congressional District Maps - GovTrack.us". GovTrack.us. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Office of the Secretary of State: Nellie M. Gorbea: Qualifying Candidates". sos.ri.gov. Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 Gunzburger, Ron. "Politics1 - Online Guide to Rhode Island Elections, Candidates & Politics". www.politics1.com. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  6. 1 2 "2018 House Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  7. 1 2 "2018 House Ratings". The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  8. 1 2 "2018 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball . Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  9. 1 2 "Battle for the House 2018". RCP. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  10. 1 2 "Daily Kos Elections 2018 race ratings". Daily Kos . Retrieved November 5, 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
  11. 1 2 Silver, Nate (August 16, 2018). "2018 House Forecast". FiveThirtyEight . Archived from the original on August 16, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  12. 1 2 "CNN's 2018 Race Ratings". cnn.com. Turner Broadcasting System. Archived from the original on October 31, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  13. 1 2 "Who wins 2018? Predictions for Every House & Senate Election". POLITICO. Retrieved September 7, 2018.

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