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.
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% |
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.
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.
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.