2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island explained

Election Name:2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island
Country:Rhode Island
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island
Next Year:2018
Seats For Election:Both Rhode Island seats to the United States House of Representatives
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Last Election1:2
Seats1:2
Popular Vote1:263,648
Percentage1:61.10%
Swing1:0.14%
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Last Election2:0
Seats2:0
Popular Vote2:141,324
Percentage2:32.75%
Swing2:6.05%

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:

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130,540 64.50% 71,023 35.09% 814 0.40% 202,377 100.0% Democratic hold
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

Election Name:2016 Rhode Island's 1st congressional district election
Country:Rhode Island
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island#District 1
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island#District 1
Next Year:2018
Nominee1:David Cicilline
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:130,540
Percentage1:64.5%
Nominee2:Harold Russell Taub
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:71,023
Percentage2:35.1%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:David Cicilline
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:David Cicilline
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

See also: Rhode Island's 1st congressional district. 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
Declined

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Declined

Results

General election

Results

District 2

Election Name:2016 Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district election
Country:Rhode Island
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island#District 2
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island#District 2
Next Year:2018
Image1:File:James Langevin official portrait (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:James Langevin
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:133,108
Percentage1:58.1%
Nominee2:Rhue R. Reis
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:70,301
Percentage2:30.7%
Image3:File:3x4.svg
Nominee3:Jeffrey Johnson
Party3:Independent (United States)
Popular Vote3:16,253
Percentage3:7.1%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:James Langevin
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:James Langevin
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

See also: Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district. 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
Eliminated in primary

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.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Independent candidates

General election

Results

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Could Taveras Run Against Cicilline?. Go Local Prov. Nagle. Kate. August 26, 2015. October 12, 2015.
  2. News: 22-year-old ex-Bayonne council candidate opens political action committee. Hudson County View. Heinis. John. March 4, 2015. October 12, 2015.
  3. News: PODCAST: Rep MacBeth joins GOP, loses House leadership spot. WPRO (AM) . Allen . Matt . March 28, 2016.
  4. Web site: Search - Rhode Island - Nellie M. Gorbea. August 20, 2016. February 24, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160224040318/http://sos.ri.gov/candidates/search/. dead.