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.
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Both Rhode Island seats to the United States House of Representatives | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Popular vote by congressional district. As this is a first-past-the-post election, seat totals are not determined by total popular vote in the state, but instead by results in each congressional district. |
Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island by district:
District | Democratic | Republican | Others | Total | Result | ||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
District 1 | 130,540 | 64.50% | 71,023 | 35.09% | 814 | 0.40% | 202,377 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
District 2 | 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% |
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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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | David Cicilline (incumbent) | 24,136 | 67.6 | |
Democratic | Christopher F. Young | 11,594 | 32.4 | |
Total votes | 35,730 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Harold Russell Taub | 629 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | David Cicilline (incumbent) | 130,540 | 64.5 | |
Republican | Harold Russell Taub | 71,023 | 35.1 | |
Write-in | 814 | 0.4 | ||
Total votes | 202,371 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
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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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | James Langevin (incumbent) | 16,334 | 64.4 | |
Democratic | Steven Archer | 4,768 | 18.8 | |
Democratic | John D. Hamilton | 4,272 | 16.8 | |
Total votes | 25,374 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Rhue R. Reis | 641 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | James Langevin (incumbent) | 133,108 | 58.1 | |
Republican | Rhue R. Reis | 70,301 | 30.7 | |
Independent | Jeffrey C. Johnson | 16,253 | 7.1 | |
Independent | Salvatore G. Caiozzo | 8,942 | 3.9 | |
Write-in | 544 | 0.2 | ||
Total votes | 229,148 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
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