2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island

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2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island
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  2018 November 3, 2020 (2020-11-03) 2022  

Both Rhode Island seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
 
Party Democratic Republican Independent
Last election200
Seats won200
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote312,636109,89464,334
Percentage64.01%22.50%13.17%
SwingDecrease2.svg 0.97%Decrease2.svg 12.28%Increase2.svg 12.94%

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The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island were held on November 3, 2020, to elect the two U.S. representatives from the state of Rhode Island, one from each of the state's two congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 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.

Contents

Overview

District Democratic Republican OthersTotalResult
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1 158,55070.83%00.00%65,31029.17%223,860100.0%Democratic hold
District 2 154,08658.24%109,89441.54%5770.22%264,557100.0%Democratic hold
Total312,63664.01%109,89422.50%64,33413.17%488,417100.0%
Popular vote
Democratic
64.01%
Republican
22.50%
Other
13.17%
House seats
Democratic
100.00%

District 1

2020 Rhode Island's 1st congressional district election
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Nominee David Cicilline Frederick WysockiJeffrey Lemire
Party Democratic Independent Independent
Popular vote158,55035,45728,300
Percentage71.3%15.9%12.7%

U.S. Representative before election

David Cicilline
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

David Cicilline
Democratic

The 1st district encompasses parts of Providence, as well as eastern Rhode Island, including Aquidneck Island and Pawtucket. The incumbent was Democrat David Cicilline, who was re-elected with 66.7% of the vote in 2018. [1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Primary results

Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David Cicilline (incumbent) 25,224 100.0
Total votes25,224 100.0

Independents

Candidates

Declared

  • Jeffrey Lemire, perennial candidate [3]
  • Frederick Wysocki, financial advisor and candidate for Rhode Island's 1st congressional district in 2018 [3]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [4] Safe DJuly 2, 2020
Inside Elections [5] Safe DJune 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6] Safe DJuly 2, 2020
Politico [7] Safe DApril 19, 2020
Daily Kos [8] Safe DJune 3, 2020
RCP [9] Safe DJune 9, 2020
Niskanen [10] Safe DJune 7, 2020

Results

Rhode Island's 1st congressional district, 2020 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David Cicilline (incumbent) 158,550 70.8
Independent Frederick Wysocki35,45715.8
Independent Jeffrey Lemire28,30012.6
Write-in 1,5530.7
Total votes223,860 100.0
Democratic hold

District 2

2020 Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district election
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Nominee James Langevin Robert Lancia
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote154,086109,894
Percentage58.2%41.5%

U.S. Representative before election

James Langevin
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

James Langevin
Democratic

The 2nd district also takes in parts of Providence, as well as western Rhode Island, including Coventry, Cranston, and Warwick. The incumbent was Democrat James Langevin, who was re-elected with 63.5% of the vote in 2018. [1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Primary results

Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James Langevin (incumbent) 31,599 70.1
Democratic Dylan Conley13,48229.8
Total votes45,081 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Robert Lancia, former state representative [13]
  • Donald Robbio, electrician and candidate for Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district in 2012 [13]

Primary results

Republican primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Robert Lancia 7,484 73.5
Republican Donald Robbio2,70526.5
Total votes10,189 100.0

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [4] Safe DJuly 2, 2020
Inside Elections [5] Safe DJune 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6] Safe DJuly 2, 2020
Politico [7] Safe DApril 19, 2020
Daily Kos [8] Safe DJune 3, 2020
RCP [9] Safe DJune 9, 2020
Niskanen [10] Safe DJune 7, 2020

Results

Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district, 2020 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James Langevin (incumbent) 154,086 58.2
Republican Robert Lancia109,89441.5
Write-in 5770.2
Total votes264,557 100.0
Democratic hold

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Wasserman, David; Flinn, Ally (November 7, 2018). "2018 House Popular Vote Tracker". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "2020 Statewide Primary". State of Rhode Island - Board of Elections. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "RHODE ISLAND". Politics1.
  4. 1 2 "2020 Senate Race Ratings for April 19, 2019". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  5. 1 2 "2020 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  6. 1 2 "2020 Senate race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Archived from the original on August 22, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  7. 1 2 "2020 Election Forecast". Politico. November 19, 2019.
  8. 1 2 "Daily Kos Elections releases initial Senate race ratings for 2020". Daily Kos Elections. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  9. 1 2 "Battle for White House". RCP. April 19, 2019.
  10. 1 2 "2020 Negative Partisanship and the 2020 Congressional Elections". Niskanen Center. April 28, 2020. Archived from the original on June 21, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  11. 1 2 "2020 General Election - Statewide Summary". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  12. Anderson, Patrick (August 29, 2020). "In R.I.'s 2nd Congressional District primary, Conley says time is right to challenge Langevin". Providence Journal . Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  13. 1 2 "Congress' 1st quadriplegic headlines Rhode Island's primary". FOX. Associated Press. September 8, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2020.

Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates

Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates