2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island explained

Election Name:2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island
Country:Rhode Island
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island
Previous Year:2018
Next Election:2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island
Next Year:2022
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 Vote1:312,636
Percentage1:64.01%
Swing1: 0.97%
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Last Election2:0
Seats2:0
Popular Vote2:109,894
Percentage2:22.50%
Swing2: 12.28%
Party3:Independent
Last Election3:0
Seats3:0
Popular Vote3:64,334
Percentage3:13.17%
Swing3: 12.94%

The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island was 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 2 congressional districts. The elections will coincide 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.

Overview

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158,550 70.83% 0 0.00% 65,310 29.17% 223,860 100.0% Democratic hold
154,086 58.24% 109,894 41.54% 577 0.22% 264,557 100.0% Democratic hold
Total 312,636 64.01% 109,894 22.50% 64,334 13.17% 488,417 100.0%

District 1

Election Name:2020 Rhode Island's 1st congressional district election
Country:Rhode Island
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island#District 1
Previous Year:2018
Next Election:2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island#District 1
Next Year:2022
Nominee1:David Cicilline
Party1:Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote1:158,550
Percentage1:71.3%
Nominee2:Frederick Wysocki
Party2:Independent
Popular Vote2:35,457
Percentage2:15.9%
Nominee3:Jeffrey Lemire
Party3:Independent
Popular Vote3:28,300
Percentage3:12.7%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:David Cicilline
Before Party:Democratic Party (US)
After Election:David Cicilline
After Party:Democratic Party (US)

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

Democratic primary

Declared

Primary results

Independents

Declared

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report[3] July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[4] June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[5] July 2, 2020
Politico[6] April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[7] June 3, 2020
RCP[8] June 9, 2020
Niskanen[9] June 7, 2020

Results

District 2

Election Name:2020 Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district election
Country:Rhode Island
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island#District 2
Previous Year:2018
Next Election:2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island#District 2
Next Year:2022
Nominee1:James Langevin
Party1:Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote1:154,086
Percentage1:58.2%
Nominee2:Robert Lancia
Party2:Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote2:109,894
Percentage2:41.5%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:James Langevin
Before Party:Democratic Party (US)
After Election:James Langevin
After Party:Democratic Party (US)

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

Democratic primary

Declared

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Primary results

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political ReportJuly 2, 2020
Inside ElectionsJune 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal BallJuly 2, 2020
PoliticoApril 19, 2020
Daily KosJune 3, 2020
RCPJune 9, 2020
NiskanenJune 7, 2020

Results

See also

External links

Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates
Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wasserman. David. Flinn. Ally. 2018 House Popular Vote Tracker. The Cook Political Report. November 7, 2018. February 15, 2019.
  2. Web site: RHODE ISLAND . Politics1.
  3. Web site: 2020 Senate Race Ratings for April 19, 2019. September 20, 2019. The Cook Political Report.
  4. Web site: 2020 Senate Ratings. October 3, 2019. Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report.
  5. Web site: 2020 Senate race ratings. August 28, 2019. Sabato's Crystal Ball. August 22, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190822073139/http://crystalball.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2020-senate/. dead.
  6. Web site: November 19, 2019. 2020 Election Forecast. Politico.
  7. Web site: Daily Kos Elections releases initial Senate race ratings for 2020. February 28, 2020. Daily Kos Elections.
  8. Web site: April 19, 2019. Battle for White House. RCP.
  9. Web site: April 28, 2020. 2020 Negative Partisanship and the 2020 Congressional Elections. Niskanen Center. July 3, 2020. June 21, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200621124503/https://www.niskanencenter.org/negative-partisanship-and-the-2020-congressional-elections/. dead.
  10. Web site: Anderson . Patrick . In R.I.'s 2nd Congressional District primary, Conley says time is right to challenge Langevin . . September 17, 2020 . August 29, 2020.
  11. Web site: Congress' 1st quadriplegic headlines Rhode Island's primary . FOX . Associated Press . September 17, 2020 . September 8, 2020.