2020_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Rhode_Island
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.
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| District | Democratic | Republican | Others | Total | Result | ||||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| District 1 | 158,550 | 70.83% | 0 | 0.00% | 65,310 | 29.17% | 223,860 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| District 2 | 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% | |
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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
Candidates
Declared
- David Cicilline, incumbent U.S Representative
Primary results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | David Cicilline (incumbent) | 25,224 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 25,224 | 100.0 | ||
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Independents
Candidates
Declared
General election
Predictions
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| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report[4] | Safe D | July 2, 2020 |
| Inside Elections[5] | Safe D | June 2, 2020 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] | Safe D | July 2, 2020 |
| Politico[7] | Safe D | April 19, 2020 |
| Daily Kos[8] | Safe D | June 3, 2020 |
| RCP[9] | Safe D | June 9, 2020 |
| Niskanen[10] | Safe D | June 7, 2020 |
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Results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | David Cicilline (incumbent) | 158,550 | 70.8 | ||
| Independent | Frederick Wysocki | 35,457 | 15.8 | ||
| Independent | Jeffrey Lemire | 28,300 | 12.6 | ||
| Write-in | 1,553 | 0.7 | |||
| Total votes | 223,860 | 100.0 | |||
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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
Candidates
Declared
- Dylan Conley, attorney and chair of the Providence Board of Licenses[12]
- Jim Langevin, incumbent U.S Representative
Primary results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | James Langevin (incumbent) | 31,599 | 70.1 | |
| Democratic | Dylan Conley | 13,482 | 29.8 | |
| Total votes | 45,081 | 100.0 | ||
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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
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Robert Lancia | 7,484 | 73.5 | |
| Republican | Donald Robbio | 2,705 | 26.5 | |
| Total votes | 10,189 | 100.0 | ||
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General election
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| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report[4] | Safe D | July 2, 2020 |
| Inside Elections[5] | Safe D | June 2, 2020 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] | Safe D | July 2, 2020 |
| Politico[7] | Safe D | April 19, 2020 |
| Daily Kos[8] | Safe D | June 3, 2020 |
| RCP[9] | Safe D | June 9, 2020 |
| Niskanen[10] | Safe D | June 7, 2020 |
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Results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | James Langevin (incumbent) | 154,086 | 58.2 | ||
| Republican | Robert Lancia | 109,894 | 41.5 | ||
| Write-in | 577 | 0.2 | |||
| Total votes | 264,557 | 100.0 | |||
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- Wasserman, David; Flinn, Ally (November 7, 2018). "2018 House Popular Vote Tracker". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
- "2020 Statewide Primary". State of Rhode Island - Board of Elections. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- "RHODE ISLAND". Politics1.
- "2020 Senate Race Ratings for April 19, 2019". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
- "2020 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- "2020 Senate race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Archived from the original on August 22, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
- "2020 Election Forecast". Politico. November 19, 2019.
- "Daily Kos Elections releases initial Senate race ratings for 2020". Daily Kos Elections. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
- "Battle for White House". RCP. April 19, 2019.
- "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.
- "2020 General Election - Statewide Summary". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- 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.
- "Congress' 1st quadriplegic headlines Rhode Island's primary". FOX. Associated Press. September 8, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Rhode Island", Voting & Elections Toolkits
- "Rhode Island: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
- "League of Women Voters of Rhode Island". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
- Rhode Island at Ballotpedia
- Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates
- David Cicilline (D) for Congress Archived September 21, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
- Frederick Wysocki (I) for Congress
- Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates
- Robert Lancia (R) for Congress Archived October 1, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
- James Langevin (D) for Congress